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1、英语试题Test of English for None-English PhD Candidates(March, 2010)Part I Vocabulary and Structure (20%)Directions: There are 20 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence. Then mark the correspon

2、ding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.1. I suggest we put the scheme into effect, for it is quite .A) eligible B) sustainable C) probable D) feasible2. The old gentleman was a very looking person, with grey hair and gold spectacles.A) respectful B) respected C) respec

3、tive D) respectable3. That part of the city has long been for its street violence.A) notorious B) responsible C) historical D) illegal4. Under the guidance of their teacher, the pupils are building a model boat by steam.A) towed B) pressed C) tossed D) propelled5. It took us only a few hours to the

4、paper off all four walls.A) shear B) scrape C) stroke D) chip6. Improved consumer confidence is to an economic recovery.A) crucial B) subordinate C) cumulative D) satisfactory7. The damage to his car was ; therefore, he could repair it himselfA) considerable B) appreciable C) negligible D) invisible

5、8. My sister is quite and plans to get an M. A. degree within one year.A) aggressive B) enthusiastic C) considerate D) ambitious9. The manager tried to wave aside these issues as details that would be settled later.A) versatile B) trivial C) preliminary D) alternate10.His was telling him that someth

6、ing was wrong.A) intuition B) hypothesis C) inspiration D) sentiment11. . the worse I seem to feel.A. When I take more medicine B. The more medicine I takeC. Taking more of the medicine D. More medicine taken12. Prices for cars in the U.S. can run $ 20,800.A. as high as B. so high asC. so high to D.

7、 so high that13. It seems very difficult .A. to stop the child to cry B. stopping the child to cry C. stop the child crying D. to stop the child crying 14).The story was said to on the information from a reliable source.A. being based B. have been basedC. base D. be based15. that Barton had been pro

8、moted, his friends came to congratulate him.A. Having been heard B. Being beardC. To have heard D. Having heard16. by the police, the kidnappers had do choice but to surround.A. Surrounded B. Having surroundedC. Surrounding D. To surround17. a bomb on the road, the car was stopped.A. Having seen B.

9、The driver seeingC. seeing D. After seeing18. Returning to her apartment, .A. her watch was missing B. she found her watch disappeardC. She found her watch missing D D. her watch was missed 19. was to return to school.A. That really interested him B. What really interested himC. Which really interes

10、ted him D. That really interested him20. The question is to land men there.A. if safe it will B. if will be it safeC. whether it will be safe D. whether safe it will bePart II Reading Comprehension (40%)In this section there are four reading passages followed by a total of 20 multiple-choice questio

11、ns. Read the passages and then mark your answers on your answer sheet.Text AThe Welsh language has always been the ultimate marker of Welsh identity, but a generation ago it looked as if Welsh would go the way of Manx, once widely spoken on the isle of Man but now extinct. Government financing and c

12、entral planning, however, have helped reverse the decline of Welsh. Road signs and official public documents are written in both Welsh and English, and schoolchildren are required to learn both languages. Welsh is now one of the most successful of Europes regional languages, spoken by more than a ha

13、lf-million of the countrys three million people. The revival of the language, particularly among young people, is part of a resurgence of national identity sweeping through this small, proud nation. Last month Wales marked the second anniversary of the opening of the National Assembly, the first par

14、liament to be convened here since 1404. The idea behind devolution was to restore the balance within the union of nations making up che United Kingdom. With most of the people and wealth, England has always had bragging rights. The partial transfer of legislative powers from Westminster, implemented

15、 by Tony Blair, was designed to give the other members of the club- Scotland, Northern Ireland, and Wales-a bigger say and to counter centrifugal forces that seemed to threaten the very idea of the union. The Welsh showed little enthusiasm for devolution. Whereas the Scots voted overwhelmingly for a

16、 parliament, the vote for a Welsh assembly scraped through by less than one percent on a turnout of less than 25 percent. Its powers were proportionately limited. The Assembly can decide how money from Westminster or the European Union is spent. It cannot, unlike its counterpart in Edinburgh, enact

17、laws. But now that it is here, the Welsh are growing to like their Assembly. Many people would like it to have more powers. Its importance as figurehead will grow with the opening in 2003, of a new debating chamber, one of many new buildings that are transforming Cardiff from a decaying seaport into

18、 a Baltimore-style waterfront city. Meanwhile a grant of nearly two million dollars from the European Union will tackle poverty. Wales is one of the poorest regions in Western Europe- only Spain, Portugal, and Greece have a lower standard of living. Newspapers and magazines are filled with stories a

19、bout great Welsh men and women, boosting self-esteem. To familiar faces such as Dylan Thomas and Richard Burton have been added new icons such as Catherine Zeta-Jones, the movie star, and Bryn Terfel, the opera singer. Indigenous foods like salt marsh lamb are in vogue. And Wales now boasts a nation

20、al airline. Awyr Cymru. Cymru, which means “land of compatriots,” is the Welsh name for Wales. The red dragon, the nations symbol since the time of King Arthur, is everywhere- on T-shirts, rugby jerseys and even cell phone covers.“Until very recent times, most Welsh people had this feeling of being

21、second-class citizens,” said Dyfan Jones, an 18-year-old student. It was a warm summer night, and I was sitting on the grass with a group of young people in Llanelli, an industrial town in the south, outside the rock music venue of the National Eisteddfod, Waless annual cultural festival. The disuse

22、d factory in front of us echoed to the sounds of new Welsh bands. “There was almost a genetic tendency for lack of confidence,” Dyfan continued. Equally comfortable in his Welshness as in his membership in the English-speaking, global youth culture and the new federal Europe, Dyfan, like the rest of

23、 his generation, is growing up with a sense of possibility unimaginable ten years ago. “We used to think. We cant do anything, were only Welsh. Now I think thats changing.”21. According to the passage, devolution was mainly meant toA. maintain the present status among the nations.B. reduce legislati

24、ve powers of England.C. create a better state of equality among the nations.D. grant more say to all the nations in the union. 22. The word “centrifugal” in the second paragraph meansA. separatist.B. conventional.C. feudal.D. political.23. Wales is different from Scotland in all the following aspect

25、s EXCEPTA. peoples desire for devolution.B. locals turnout for the voting.C. powers of the legislative body.D. status of the national language.24. Which of the following is NOT cited as an example of the resurgence of Welsh national identityA. Welsh has witnessed a revival as a national language.B.

26、Poverty-relief funds have come from the European Union.C. A Welsh national airline is currently in operation.D. The national symbol has become a familiar sight.20. According to Dyfan Jones what has changed isA. peoples mentality.B. pop culture. C. towns appearance.D. possibilities for the people.Tex

27、t BGetting to the heart of Kuwaiti democracy seems hilariously easy. Armed only with a dog-eared NEWSWEEK ED, I ambled through the gates of the National Assembly last week. Unscanned, unsearched, my satchel could easily have held the odd grenade or an anthrax-stuffed lunchbox. The only person who st

28、opped me was a guard who grinned and invited me to take a swig of orange juice from his plastic bottle.Were I a Kuwaiti woman wielding a ballot, I would have been a clearer and more present danger. That very day Parliament blocked a bill giving women the vote; 29 M.P.s voted in favour and 29 against

29、, with two abstentions. Unable to decide whether the bill had passed or not, the government scheduled another vote in two weeks- too late for women to register for Junes municipal elections. The next such elections arent until 2009. Inside the elegant, marbled Parliament itself, a sea of mustachioed

30、 men in white robes sat in green seats, debating furiously. The ruling emir has pushed for womens political rights for years. Ironically, the democratically elected legislature has thwarted him. Traditionalists and tribal leaders are opposed. Liberals fret, too, that Islamists will let their multipl

31、e wives vote, swelling conservative ranks. “When I came to Parliament today, people who voted yes didnt even shake hands with me,” said one Shia clerc. “Why cant we respect each other and work together?”Why not indeed? By Gulf standards, Kuwait is a democratic superstar. Its citizens enjoy free spee

32、ch (as long as they dont insult their emir, naturally) and boast a Parliament that can actually pass laws. Unlike their Saudi sisters, Kuwaiti women drive, work and travel freely. They run multibillion-dollar businesses and serve as ambassadors. Their academic success is such that colleges have actually lowered the grades required for make students to get into medical and engineering courses. Even then, 70 percent of university student