1、中国人民大学英语博士研究生入学考试试题中国人民大学英语2004年博士研究生入学考试试题客观题部分请用铅笔将此部分试题的答案填涂在答题卡上,否则无效!II. Vocabulary (10 points)PartA (5 points)Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences, there are four choices marked iL B, C arm 1). Choose the:one thatbest completes the sentence and mark the corresponding letter with
2、 a single bar across the square bracket on ANSWER SHEET 1.Example:She prefers foreign wine to that produced_A. previously B. vLrtuallyC. primarily D. domesticallyThe sentence should read,; She prefers foreign wine to that producedomesticany. Therefore, you should choose D.Sample AnswerA B C D 1.Inte
3、rnational sport should create goodwillbetween the nations, but in the present organization of the Olympics somehow encourages_ patriotism.A. obsoleteB. aggressiveC. harmoniousD. amiableZOne call understand others much better by noting the immediate and fleeting reactions of their eyes and _ to expre
4、ssed thoughts.A. dilemmas B. countenancesC. concessionsD. junctions3.People innately _for superiorityover theirpeers although it sometimes takes the form of an exaggerated lust for power.A. strive B. ascertainC. justify D. adhere4.Some scientists have suggested that Earth is a kind of, zoo or wildli
5、fe for intelligent space beings, like the wilderness areas we have set up on earth to allow animals to develop naturally while we observe them.A. conservationB. maintenance C. storage D. reserve5.According to the latest report, consumer confidence_a breathtaking 15 points .last month, to its lowest
6、level in 9 years.A. soared B. mutatedC. plummetedD. fluctuated6.Melissa is a computer_ that destroyed files in computers andfrustrated thousands of users around the world. A. genius B. vires C. disease D. bacteria7.Theemphasis:on examinations is iby far the. worst form ofcompetition in schools. A. n
7、egligent B. edibleC. fabulousD. disproportionate8.The boy seemed more _ to their poverty, after seeing how hisgrandparents lived. A. reconciledB. consolidated C. deterioratedD. attributed9.During his two-month stay, in China, Tom never_ a chance topractice his Chinese. A. passed on B. passed up C. p
8、assedby D. passed out10. When a person dies, his debts must be paid before his _ can bedistributed. A. paradoxesB. legacies C. platitudesD. analoginPart B (5 points)Directions: In each of the following sentences there is one word or phrase underlined. Below the sentence arefour choices marked A, B,
9、C, and D. Choose the one that is closest in meaning to the underiined part. Mark the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square bracket on ANSWER SHEET I.Example:The secretary is Very competent; she can finish all these letters within one . ;.,ca, ODe bour.A. careful B. industriousC. c
10、leverD. capableIn this sentence, competent is closest -;n m e:zting to capable. Thereforeyou should choose D.Sample AnswerA B C DD11. He claims that advertisingtoday tends to portray women in traditionalroles such as cooking or taking care of the baby.A. depictB. advocate D; criticizeD. analyze12,.
11、They achieved more than they had eyer dreamed, lending a magic tO their family storythatno tale or ordinary life could possibly rival.A.confirm B. achieveC.matchD exaggerate 13. The most urgent thing is to find a dump. for those toxic_ industrial wastes.A. imminentB. recyclable C. smelly D. poisonou
12、si4. British Prime Minister Tony Blair promised the electorate that guns would nor be fired without an attempt to win a further U.N.sanction.A. alliesB. delegates C. voters D. juries 15. Theanalysis suggests that the tradeoff between our :childrens college and our own retirement security is ,chillin
13、g.A. frighteningB. promisingC. freezing D. revealing16. Their signing of the treatywas regarded as a conspiracy against the British Crown.A. secret planB. bold attackC. clever design D. joint effort17. Evidence, reference, and foomotes by the thousand testify to a scrupulous researcher who does cons
14、iderable justice to a full range of different beorefical and political positions.A. trustworthy B. intelligentC. diligent D. meticulous18. Despite their spartan, isolated lifestyle, them are no stories of women being raped or wanton violence against civilians in the region.A. intriguing B. exasperat
15、ing: C. demonstrative D. unprovoked19. The gang derived theirnickname from their dark clothing and blacked up faces for .nocturnal raids in the forest.A. illegal B. night-timeC, brutal D. abusive20. Though sometimes too lazy to work as hard as her sisters, Linda has a more avid fondness for the lime
16、light,A. mercurial B, gallant C. ardent D. frugalIII. Cloze (10 points)Directions : Read the followingpassage. Choose the best word for eachnumbered blank and mark the corresponding letter with a single bar across thesquarebracket on Answer Sheet I. Like many other aspects of the computer age, Yahoo
17、 began as an idea,_21 _into a hobby and Iately has_22 _ into a full- time passion. Thetwo developers of Yahoo, David Filo and Jerry Yang, Ph. D candidates_ 23 _Electrical Engineeringat Stanford University, started theirguide inApril 1994 as a way to keep 24 of their personal interest on the Intemet.
18、Before long they_25_ that their home,brewed listswere becoming toolong and _ 26_Graduallythey began to spend more andmore time onYahoo. During 1994, they _ 27_yahoo into a customized database designedto_28_ the needs of the thousands of users_29_began to use theservice through the closely _ 30_ Inte
19、met community. They developedcustomized software to help them_ 31 _ locate, identify and edit material_32_on the Intemet.The name Yahoo is _33_to standfor Yet Another Hierarchical Officious Oracle. but Filo and Yang insist they selectedthe _34 _ because they considered themselves yahoos. Yahoo? itse
20、lf first_ 35 _ on Yangs workstation, akebono, while the search enginewas_36 _on Filos computer, Konishiki.In early 1995 Marc Andreessen, co-founder of Netscape Communicationin Mountain View, California, invited Filo and Yang to move their files_ 37_to larger computers _38_ at Netscape. As a result S
21、tanfordscomputer network returned to _39_ , and both parties benefiasc. Today,Yahoo_40_ organized information on tens of thousands of computerslinked to the web.1. A. becameB. grew C. mmD. intend2.A. madeB. saw C. lookedD. turned3.A. in B. onC. aboutD. fer4.A. touch?. contactC. n-ackD. record 5.A. f
22、oundedE. found C. arguedD. reported6.A. unwieldy B. toughC. tamableDinvaluable 7.A. exchangedB. shank C. sold D. converted8.A. explainB. serveC. discover D. evaluate9. A. which B. thatC. actually D. eagerly10. A. relativeB. interactive C.bound D. contacted11. A. fluentlyB. efficiently C.exactly D. a
23、ctually 12. A. transmitted B. purchasedC. sold D.13. A. about B. boundC. going D. supposedI4. A. fableB. model C. nameD. brand15. A. supportedB. residedC. livedD. launched16. A. connected B. lodgedC. introduced D. linked17. A. over B, awayC. inside D. beneath18. A. housed B. caughtC. hosed D. bidden
24、19. A. averageB. normalC. ordinaryD. equal20. A. attainsB.detainsC. maintains D. containsIV. Reading Comprehension (20 points)Directions: Read the following passages, decideon the best one of the choicesmarked A, B, C, and D for each question or unfinished statement and then markthe corresponding le
25、tter with a single bar across the square bracket on theANSWER SHEET.Passage 1Guthries contiguity principle offers practical suggestions for how to breakbabies.One application of the thrcshoM method involves the time young childrenspend on academic activities. Young children have short attention span
26、s, so thelength of time they can sustain work on one activity is limited. Most activitiesare scheduled to last no longer than 30 to 40 minutes. However, at the start ofthe school year, attention spans quickly wane and behavior problems often result. To apply Gutiaries theory, a teacher might, at the start of the year, limitactivities to 15 to 20 minutes. Over the next few weeks the teacher could gredually
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