博士英语试题讲解.docx

1、博士英语试题讲解财政部财政科学研究所2015年招收攻读博士学位研究生入学考试英语试题PART ONE: Grammar (15 points)Directions: Below each sentence, there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that is closest in meaning to the underlined word in the sentence or that best completes the sentence. Please write the corresponding le

2、tter on the Answer Sheet.1. The quality of teaching should be measured by the degree the students potentiality is developed.A. of which B. with which C. in which D. to which2. Another food crop raised by Indians strange to the European was called Indian corn. A. who were B. that were C. that was D.

3、who was 3. We moved to the new house in the suburbs so that the kids would have a garden .A. in which to play B. to play with C. to play D. where to play 4. There are many copper mines in the state of Arizona, contributes significantly to the states economy.A. a fact B. which fact C. whose fact D. t

4、hat5. Hydrogen is the fundamental element of the universe it provides the building blocks from which the other elements are produced.A. so that B. but that C. in that D. provided that 6. Nearly all trees contains a mix of polymers that can burn like petroleum properly extracted. A. after B. if C. wh

5、en it D. is7. The early years of the United States government were characterized by a debate concerning or individual states should have more power.A. whether the federal government B. either the federal government C. that the federal government D. the federal government8. Exploration of the Solar S

6、ystem is continuing, and at the present rate of progress all the planets within the next 50 years.A. will have been contacted B. will have contacted C.will be contacted D. will contact9. By the year of 2025, scientists probably a cure for cancer. A. will be discovering B. are discovering C. will hav

7、e discovered D. have discovered 10.Thomas Edisons first patented invention was a device in Congress. A. for counting votes B. that counting votes C. counts votes D. counted votes11.Using many symbols makes to put a large amount of information on a single map. A. possible B. it is possible C. it poss

8、ible D. that possible12.Anna was reading a piece of science fiction, completely to the outside world. A. being lost B. having lost C. losing D. lost13.Beef cattle of all livestock for economic growth in the certain geographic regions. A. the most are important B. are the most important C. is the mos

9、t important D. that are most important14. advance and retreat in their eternal rhythms, but the surface of the sea itself is never at rest. A. Not only when the tides do B. As the tides not only do C. Not only do the tides D. Do the tides not only15. divorce ourselves from the masses of the people.

10、A. In no time we should B. In no time should we C. At no time we should D. At no time should wePARTTWO: Reading comprehension (20 points)Directions: There are 4 reading passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished sentences. For each of them there are four choices

11、marked A, B, C, and D. You should decide on the best choice and write the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet. Passage 1 (5 points)The good news made headlines nationwide: Deaths from several kinds of cancer have declined significantly in recent years. But the news has to be bittersweet for man

12、y cancer patients and their families. Every year, more than 500000 people in the United States still die of cancer. In fact, more than half of all patients diagnosed with cancer will die of their disease within a few years. And while its true survival is longer today than in the past, the quality of

13、 life for these patients is often greatly diminished. Cancer and many of the treatments used to fight it - causes pain, nausea, fatigue, and anxiety that routinely go undertreated or untreated.In the nations single-minded focus on curing cancer, we have inadvertently devalued the critical need for p

14、alliative care, which focuses on alleviating physical and psychological symptoms over the course of the disease. Nothing would have a greater impact on the daily lives of cancer patients and their families than good symptom control and supportive therapy. Yet the National Cancer Institute (NCI), the

15、 federal governments leader in cancer research and training, spent less than one percent of its 1999 budget on any aspect of research or training in palliative care. The nation needs to get serious about reducing needless suffering. NCI should commit to and fund research aimed at improving symptom control and palliative care. NCI also could designate “centers of excellence” among the cancer centers it recognizes. To get that designation, centers would deliver innovative, top-quality palliative care to all segments of the populations the centers s