清华大学考博英语真题及答案详解知识交流.docx

1、清华大学考博英语真题及答案详解知识交流清华大学2004年博士研究生入学考试试题 Part Listening Comprehension (20%)(略） Part Vocabulary (10%) Directions: There are 20 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best one that completes the sentence and then mark the correspondi

2、ng letter on the ANSWET SHEET with a single line through the center. 21. The_of the spring water attracts a lot of visitors from other parts of the country. A. clash B. clarify C. clarity D. clatter 22. Business in this area has been_because prices are too high. A. prosperous B. secretive C. slack D

3、. shrill 23. He told a story about his sister who was in a sad_when she was ill and had no money. A. plight B. polarization C. plague D. pigment 24. He added a_to his letter by saying that he would arrive before 8 pm. A. presidency B. prestige C. postscript D. preliminary 25. Some linguists believe

4、that the_age for children learning a foreign language is 5 to 8. A. optimistic B. optional C. optimal D. oppressed 26. It all started in 1950, when people began to build their houses on the_of their cities. A. paradises B. omissions C. orchards D. outskirts 27. The meeting was_over by the mayor of t

5、he city. A. presumed B. proposed C. presented D. presided 28. The crowd_into the hall and some had to stand outside. A. outgrew B. overthrew C. overpassed D. overflew 29. It was clear that the storm_his arrival by two hours. A. retarded B. retired C. refrained D. retreated 30. This problem should be

6、 discussed first, for it takes_over all the other issues. A. precedence B. prosperity C. presumption D. probability 31. Her sadness was obvious, but she believed that her feeling of depression was_. A. torrent B. transient C. tensile D. textured 32. Nobody knew how he came up with this_idea about th

7、e trip. A. weary B. twilight C. unanimous D. weird 33. The flower under the sun would_quickly without any protection. A. wink B. withhold C. wither D. widower 34. The_of gifted children into accelerated classes will start next week according to their academic performance. A. segregation B. specifica

8、tion C. spectrum D. subscription 35. He_himself bitterly for his miserable behavior that evening. A. repealed B. resented C. relayed D. reproached 36. Any earthquake that takes place in any area is certainly regarded as a kind of a _event. A. cholesterol B. charcoal C. catastrophic D. chronic 37. He

9、 cut the string and held up the two_to tie the box. A. segments B. sediments C. seizures D. secretes 38. All the music instruments in the orchestra will be_before it starts. A. civilized B. chattered C. chambered D. chorded 39. When the air in a certain space is squeezed to occupy a smaller space, t

10、he air is said to be_. A. commenced B. compressed C. compromised D. compensated 40. She made two copies of this poem and posted them_to different publishers. A. sensationally B. simultaneously C. strenuously D. simply Part Reading Comprehension (40%) Directions: There are 4 reading passages in this

11、part. Each passage is followed by some questions of unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D. You should decide on the best choice and then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet. Questions 41 to 45 are based on the following passage: Each year,

12、 millions of people in Bangladesh drink ground water that has been polluted by naturally high levels of arsenic poison. Finding safe drinking water in that country can be a problem. However, International Development Enterprises has a low-cost answer. This non-governmental organization has developed

13、 technology to harvest rainwater. People around the world have been harvesting rainwater for centuries. It is a safe, dependable source of drinking water. Unlike ground water, rainwater contains no minerals or salts and is free of chemical treatments. Best of all, it is free. The rainwater harvestin

14、g system created by International Development Enterprises uses pipes to collect water from the tops of buildings. The pipes stretch from the tops of buildings to a two-meter tall storage tank made of metal. At the top of the tank is a so-called “first-flush”device made of wire screen. This barrier p

15、revents dirt and leaves in the water from falling inside the tank. A fitted cover sits over the “first-flush” device. It protects the water inside the tank from evaporating. The cover also prevents mosquito insects from laying eggs in the water. Inside the tank is a low coat plastic bag that collect

16、s the water. The bag sits inside another plastic bag similar to those used to hold grains. The two bags are supported inside the metal tank. All total, the water storage system can hold up to three-thousand-five-hundred liters of water. International Development Enterprises says the inner bags may n

17、eed to be replaced every two to three years. However, if the bags are not damaged by sunlight, they could last even longer. International Development Enterprises says the water harvesting system should be built on a raised structure to prevent insects from eating into it at the bottom. The total cos

18、t to build this rainwater harvesting system is about forty dollars. However, International Development Enterprises expects the price to drop over time. The group says one tank can provide a family of five with enough rainwater to survive a five-month dry season. 41. People in Bangladesh can use_as a

19、 safe source of drinking water. A. ground water B. rainwater C. drinking water D. fresh water 42. Which of the following contributes to the low-cost of using rainwater? A. Rainwater is free of chemical treatments. B. People have been harvesting rainwater for centuries. C. The water harvesting system

20、 is built on a platform. D. Rainwater can be collected using pipes. 43. Which of the following actually prevents dirt and leaves from falling inside the tank? A. a barrier B. a wire screen C. a first-flush D. a storage tank 44. The bags used to hold water are likely to be damaged by_. A. mosquito in

21、sects B. a fitted cover C. a first-flush device D. sunlight 45. What should be done to prevent insects from eating into the water harvesting system at the bottom? A. The two bags holding the water should be put inside the metal tank. B. The inner bags need to be replaced every two years. C. The wate

22、r harvesting system should be built on a platform. D. A cover should be used to prevent insects from eating it. Questions 46 to 50 are based on the following passage: Where one stage of child development has been left out, or not sufficiently experienced, the child may have to go back and capture th

23、e experience of it. A good home makes this possible, for example by providing the opportunity for the child to play with a clockwork car or toy railway train up to any age if he still needs to do so. This principle, in fact, underlies all psychological treatment of children in difficulties with thei

24、r development, and is the basis of work in child clinics. The beginnings of discipline are in the nursery. Even the youngest baby is taught by gradual stages to wait for food, to sleep and wake at regular intervals and so on. If the child feels the world around him is a warm and friendly one, he slo

25、wly accepts its rhythm and accustoms himself to conforming to its demands. Learning to wait for things, particularly for food, is a very important element in upbringing, and is achieved successfully only if too great demands are not made before the child can understand them. Every parent watches eag

26、erly the childs acquisition of each new skillthe first spoken words, the first independent steps, or the beginning of reading and writing. It is often tempting to hurry the child beyond his natural learning rate, but this can set up dangerous feeling of failure and states of anxiety in the child. Th

27、is might happen at any stage. A baby might be forced to use a toilet too early, a young child might be encouraged to learn to read before he knows the meaning of the words he reads. On the other hand, though, if a child is left alone too much, or without any learning opportunities, he loses his natu

28、ral zest for life and his desire to find out new things for himself. Learning together is a fruit source of relationship between children and parents. By playing together, parents learn more about their children and children learn more from their parents. Toys and games which both parents and childr

29、en can share are an important means of achieving this co-operation. Building-block toys, jigsaw puzzles and crossword are good examples. Parents vary greatly in their degree of strictness or indulgence towards their children. Some may be especially strict in money matters, others are severe over tim

30、es of coming home at night, punctuality for meals or personal cleanliness. In general, the controls imposed represent the needs of the parents and the values of the community as much as the childs own happiness and well-being. 46. The principle underlying all treatment of developmental difficulties

31、in children_. A. is to send them to clinics B. offers recapture of earlier experiences C. is in the provision of clockwork toys and trains D. is to capture them before they are sufficiently experienced 47. The child in the nursery_. A. quickly learns to wait for food B. doesnt initially sleep and wake at regular intervals C. always accepts the rhythm of the world around them D. always feels the world around him is warm and friendly 48. The encouragement of children to achieve new skills_. A. can never be ta