2005年华东师范大学博士生英语试卷及答案.doc

2005年华东师大博士生英语入学试卷考试须知1）本考卷共包括九大项，共18页。考试时间为180分钟，满分100分。2）试卷中Paper One各项答案按相应题号一律用铅笔划线填入答题卡。3）Paper Two各项用钢珠笔答在答题纸上，字迹需清晰端正。Paper OnePart I Listening comprehension (15%)Section A (5%)Directions: In this section you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. Each conversation and question will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D, and decide which one is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet I with a single line through the centre.1. A Her money was stolen. B A man kicked her. C She fell sick. D She was disgraced.2. A London. B Berlin. C Rome. D Paris.3. A The woman is joking. B The refrigerator doesnt work well. C Hes leaving in three weeks. D Its not surprising the milk ruined.4. A Shes a heavy smoker. B Shes playing the organ. C She cant hear well. D Shes a plumber.5. A The woman lost her memory last year. B The woman had trouble finding anyone who knew her. C The woman wanted other people to form a fair opinion about her. D The woman was seriously injured last winter.6. A The woman should go to work right now. B The woman should know when to ask for help. C The man doesnt think it worthwhile to repair the car. D The man doesnt want to help the woman.7.A Rest more frequently. B Quit her job.C Take a leave of absence. D Confront her supervisor.8. A His wife does not like Scotland. B His wife is afraid of traffic accidents. C His wife has been unwell recently. D His wife has a personal problem.9. A Jims superior attitude. B Jims irrelevant response. C Jims choice of subject. D Jims negligence.10. A It is difficult.B It is a piece of cake. C It is interesting. D It is a well-paid job.Section B (10%)Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear one question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet I with a single line through the centre.Passage I11. A Animals yawn for a number of reasons. B Yawning results only from fatigue or boredom. C Human yawns are the same as those of other animals. D Only social animals yawn.12. A When they are swimming. B When they are quarreling. C When they are socializing. D When they are eating.13. A To exercise the jaw muscles. B To eliminate fatigue. C To get greater strength for attacking. D To gain more oxygen.Passage II14. A A good actor who thinks he is bad. B A bad actor who thinks he is good. C A clown. D An actor in some American minstrel shows.15. A He tries to poison other actors whenever there is such a chance. B He forgets his lines most of the time. C He tries to attract the audiences attention by all means. D He quarrels with other actors all the time.16. A 1. B 2. C 3.D 4.Passage III17.A It had people talking on it. B It had animal songs on it. C It had computer songs on it.D It had children singing on it.18.A The musicians played their own instruments.B The musicians turned on the stereo.C The musicians pressed keys on a computer.D The musicians designed the computer programs.19.A He wanted his children to hear them.B He knew that there would be a lot more sounds to record.C He wanted to use his new stereo.D He knew that he could sell them for a lot of money.20.A people yellingB oil well drillingC cars and trucks movingD mountain rocks crackingPart II Vocabulary and Structure (15%)Directions: Below each sentence, there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best ompletes the sentence or that is closest in meaning to the underlined word in the sentence.Write the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet.21. They were in a dreadful when their money, tickets and passports were stolen while they were on holiday.A conspiracyB plight C serenityD custody22. Undoubtedly the flood could have been if the local government had invested more money in greening the environment.A put offB turned off C kept offD written off23. The accountant a thousands of dollars from the charity while appearing to be its best fundraiser.A donatedB validated C embezzledD certify24. A healthy diet includes lots of natural food with plenty of proteins and vitamins.A indigestibleB wholesome C leftoverD heavy25. There are several between the original estimates of the cost and the actual bills.A exaggerationsB discrepancies C breakthroughsD compliances26. To everybodys surprise, the referee took a view of the foul and did not punish the player at all.A lenientB divergent C dimD cautious27. This week ten top designers will their autumn collections at the fashion fair.A enhanceB lubricate C hustleD. unveil28. Depressed, overworked, and by those people whom he owed money, he decided to put an end to his problems.A bewitchedB bewildered C besmirchedD beset29. The terrible accounting error was corrected just before the ledger was .A auditedB overlooked C endowedD registered30. She was an experienced traveler who had both Africa and Europe in her twenties.A traversed B transferred C trampledD trespassed31. Yesterday afternoon a multitude of people attended the fund raising presentation in the mall.A small numberB special group C huge crowdD youthful team32. During the civil war, many foreign establishments were seized by some warring factions.A taken off B taken out C taken overD taken on33. The presidents compassion for the neighboring refugees caused him to admit a very large number of them into his country.A friendshipB pity C respectD hostility34. Mr. Del Rio was asked to condense his report in order to allow his audience some time to ask questions.A abbreviateB expand C continueD delay35. Egyptian authorities are trying to prevent their historical monuments from succumbing to the ravages of time.A standing by B counting on C yielding toD holding up36. Realizing that many readers find long descriptive passages uninteresting, Bruce began his story with an exciting conflict.A melancholyB tedious C incredibleD offensive37. The cat remained utterly still for a full minute, blue eyes blazing in the dark mask.A completelyB somewhat C rather D partially38. The old lady was worn out when she got home from the long walk along the river.A exhaustedB excited C refreshedD contented39. Jonah dropped in on some old friends on his vacation trip to Philadelphia.A metB visited C missedD greeted40. Frank considered the problem in his mind for two days before he did something about it.A turned outB turned to C turned onD turned over41. Although Jack and I had not met for over 20 years I recognized him I saw him.A just asB even though C the minuteD as long as42. B for his illness, he would have come to help you paint your house.A Not beingB Not having been C Had it not beenD Having it not been43. The father, who was illiterate, said to his son that he was D dog to learn new tricks.A too old a B a too old C so old a D a so old44.Although he is very fat, Jack doesnt fancy A on a strict diet.A to putB putting C to be putD being put45. Much C I liked Mary, I hated the superior tone that she sometimes took with me.A whileB as C sinceD for46. D she was living in London that she met her husband Terry.A Just whenB During the time when C Soon afterD It was while47. The waves C violently against the shore, people couldnt hear them crying for help.A beatingB had beaten C beatD were beating48. Mary would rather her boyfriend C in the same college as she does.A studiesB studied C studyD to study49. It is well known that everything on earth is subjected A the law of nature.A byB with C toD from50. Youre responsible to C is in charge of sales.A whoB whom C whoever D thatPart III Error Identification (5%)Directions: There are four underlined words or parts marked A, B, C and D in each of the following entences. Choose the one that you think incorrect, and write the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet.51. Using the new digital tools available makes this process more easier since the data can be transferred A B C Ddirectly to the computer.52. One of the most common and serious problems facing by the aged is that of making ends meet from one A B Cday to the next.D53. If the number of smoking keep on rising, by the second or third decade of the next century there could be A B C10 million deaths each year from smoking-related illness. D54. The temperature in the coastal city this summer hit a record high for the year, peaked at a scorching 37.1 A B C Ddegree centigrade.55. It is important that students will know how to deal with multi-sense words in English. A B C D56. At no time in history there has been such a mass migration of people from countryside to city as is A B C Dhappening now.57. She as well as the other students have learned how to install this electric equipment. A B C D58. Manufacturing companies spend millions of pounds trying to convince customers that their products are A B Csuperior than those of other companies. D59. It was not until the end of Second World War when petroleum and natural gas liquids took the lead as A B Cnumber one fuel. D60. Were it not for her lack of experience she will be the ideal person for the job. A B C DPart IV Reading Comprehension (25%)Directions: Read the following five passages carefully, choose the best answer to each question from the four choices given below, and then write the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet.Passage One For much of the world, the death of Richard Nixon was the end of a complex public life. But researchers who study bereavement wondered if it didnt also signify the end of a private grief. Had the former president merely run his fourscore and one, or had he fallen victim to a pattern that seems to afflict longtime married couples: one spouse quickly following the other to the grave? Pat, Nixons wife of 53, died last June after a long illness. No one knows for sure whether her death contributed to his. After all, he was elderly and had a history of serious heart disease. Researchers have long observed that the death of a spouse particularly a wife is sometimes followed by the untimely death of the grieving survivor. Historian Will Durant died 13 days after his wife and collaborator, Ariel; Buckminster Fuller and his wife died just 36 hours apart. Is this more than coincidence? “Part of the story, I suspect, is that we men are so used to ladies feeding us and taking care of us,” says Knul Helsing, an epidemiologist at the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, “that when we lose a wife we go to pieces. We dont know how to take care of ourselves.” In one of several studies Helsing has conducted on bereavement, he found that widowed men had higher mortality rates than married men in every age group. But, he found that widowers who remarried enjoyed the same lower mortality rate as men whod never been widowed. Womens health and resilience may also suffer after the loss of a spouse. In a 1987 study of widows, researchers from the University of California, Los Angeles, and UC, San Diego, found that they had a dramatic decline in levels of important immune-system cells that fight off disease. Earlier studies showed reduced immunity in widowers.For both men and women, the stress of losing a spouse can have a profound effect. “All sorts of potentially harmful medical problems can be worsened,” says Gerald Davison, professor of psychology at the University of Southern California. People with high blood pressure, for example, may see it rise. In Nixons case, Davison speculates, “the stroke, although not caused directly by the stress, was probably hastened by it.” Depression can affect the surviving spouses will to live; suicide rates are elevated in the bereaved, along with accidents not involving cars.Involvement in life helps prolong it. Mortality, says Duke University psychiatrist Daniel Blazer, is higher in older people without a good social-support system, who dont feel theyre part of a group or a family, that they “fit in” somewhere. And thats a more common problem for men, who tend not to have as many close friendships as women. The sudden absence of routines can also be a health hazard, says Blazer. “A person who loses a spouse shows deterioration in normal habits like sleeping and eating,” he says. “They dont have the other person to orient them, like “When do you go to bed, when do you wake up, when do you eat, when do you take your medication, when do you go out to take a walk?” Your pattern is no longer locked into someone elses pattern, so it deteriorates.”While earlier studies suggested that the first six months to a year or even first week were times of higher mortality for the bereaved, some newer studies find no special vulnerability in this initial period. Most men and women, of course do not as a result of the loss of a spouse. And there are ways to improve the odds. A strong sense of separate identity and lack of over-dependency during the marriage are helpful. Adult sons and daughters, siblings and friends need to pay special attention to a newly widowed parent. They can make sure that he or she is socializing, getting proper nutrition and medical care, expressing emotion and above all, feeling needed and appreciated.61. It is known from the passage that Richard Nixon died at the age of .A 73B 81 C 77D 6562. According to researchers who study bereavement, Richard Nixons death might be .A caused by his heart disease B indirectly linked to his wifes deathC the inevitable result of old age D caused by an unexplainable accident63. In his research on bereavement, Helsing found that .A remarried men live healthier lives B unmarried men have the longest life expectanciesC remarried widowers do not have higher mortality rates than those who have never been widowedD widows were unaffected by their spouses death64. According to the passage a spouses death can lead the surviving one to .A lose his or her friends B diminish social activitiesC be vulnerable to illness D reject his or her childrens care65.It is suggested in the passage that widowers or widows suffer from the death of their spouses because they are .A unprepared for independence during the marriage B incapable of taking care of themselves during the marriageC unwilling to socialize with others during the marriage D too indulgent during the marriagePassage TwoNo agricultural operation has ever been invested with so much glamour as the making of maple syrup. We tapped about two hundred trees, few enough for us to know the personality of each. In a hollow on the south-east corner of the woods was a vast gnarled specimen which always had its three small red buckets full and often running over. I still think of that tree with affection, admiration, and gratitude. On the more exposed westerly side of the wood were almost equally sizeable specimens which scarcely produced a drop. We regarded them with dislike and resentment. Like certain politicians they had successfully divorced promise from performance.Sap in those days was collected in a wooden tub mounted on a sleigh. A circular track wound through the black, silent woods. The horses pulled the tub on the sleighs from point to point along this track. At each stop we fanned out with large pails to collect the sap from the bucket attached to each tree. If the sap was running well there might be a pleasant air of urgency about this task for numerous buckets would be spilling over. The sap was then boiled in a flat rectangular pan, about three feet by six or seven, which sat on a cement arch over a vigorous log fire. Immediately behind the arch, from which the operation could be watched, and with the whole front open to the fire, was the small, tin-roofed shed. There is no aroma on earth like that of boiling sap. In good years it was necessary to boil all night to keep abreast of the run. Then hour after hour the white steam billowed off into the black night or, on occasion, rolled into the shed as a special reward. Neighbors who did not make syrup came across the fields and through the woods to sit and watch the fire and the steam and enjoy the smell. One could take a di