厦门大学2007博士研究生入学考试英语试题

厦门大学2007博士研究生入学考试英语试题厦门大学2007博士研究生入学考试英语试题PartIReadingComprehension(40points)PartA(30points)

Directions:Thereare3readingpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter．

PassageOneQuestions1~5arebasedonthefollowingpassage：

Forthelongesttime,Icouldn’tgetworkedupaboutprivacy:myrighttoit；howit’sdying；howwe’reheadedforanevenmorewired，underregulated，overinstrusive，privacy-deprivedplanet．

IshouldalsopointoutthatasnewsdirectorforPathfinder，TimeInc’smegainfomall，andaguywhomakeshislivingontheWeb,Iknowbetterthanmostpeoplethatwe’rehurtlingtowardanevenmoreintrusiveworld.We’reallbeingwatchedbycomputerswheneverwevisitWebsites；bythemereactof“browsing”(itsoundssopassive!)we’re

goingpublicinawaythatwasunimaginableadecadeago．IknowthisbecauseI’mawatchertoo．WhenpeoplecometomyWebsite，withouteverknowingtheirnames,Icanpeerovertheirshoulders，recordingwhattheylookat,timinghowlongtheystayonaparticularpage，followingthemaroundPathfinder’ssprawlingofferings．

Noneofthiswouldbothermeintheleast，Isuspect，ifafewyearsago，myphone,likeMarley’sghost,hadn’tgivenmeaglimpseofthenightmarestocome．OnThanksgivingweekendin1995,someone(presumablyacriticofabookmywifeandIhadjustwrittenaboutcomputerhackers)forwardedmyhometelephonenumbertoanout-of-stateansweringmachine’whereunsuspectingcallerstryingtoreachmeheardamalevoiceidentifyhimselfasmeandsaysomeextremelyrudethings．Then，withtypicalhackeraplomb,thepranksteraskedpeopletoleavetheirmessages(whichtomysurprisemanyCallers,includingmymother，did)．ThiswentonforseveraldaysuntilmywifeandIfiguredoutthatsomethingwaswrong(“Hey…whyhasn’tthephonerungsinceWednesday?”)andgotourphoneservicerestored．

Itseemedfunnyatfirst，anditgaveusaswellstorytotellonourbooktour.Buttheinterloperwhoseizedourtelephonelinecontinuedtohitusevenafterthetourended.Andhitusagainandagainforthenextsixmonths：Thephonecompanyseemedpowerless.Itssecurityfolksmovedustooneunlistednumberafteranother’halfadozentimes．Theyputspecialpincodesinplace．Theyputtracesontheline．Butthetroublemakerkeptbreakingthrough．

Ifourhackerhadbeentrulyevilandomnipotentasonlyfictionalmoviehackersare,therewouldprobablyhavebeenevenworsewayshecouldhavethreatenedmyprivacy.Hecouldhavesabotagedmycreditrating．Hecouldhaveeavesdroppedonmytelephoneconversationsorsiphonedoffmye-mail．Hecouldhavecalledinmymortgage，discontinuedmyhealthinsuranceorobliteratedmySocialSecuritynumber．LikeSandraBullockintheNet,Icouldhavebeenadigitaluntouchable,wanderingtheplanetwithoutaconnectiontotherestofhumanity．(AlthoughifIdidn’thavetopaybackschoolloans，itmightbeworthit．Justathought。)

Still,Irememberfeelingviolatedatthetimeandaspowerlessasaminnowinaflashflood．Someonewasinvadingmyprivatespace-myfamily’sprivatespace-andtherewasnothingIortheauthoritiescoulddo．ItwasasclosetoatechnologicalepiphanyasIhaveeverbeen．Andas1watchedmypersonaldigitalhellunfold，itstruckmethatourprivacy-mineandyours—hasalreadydisappeared,notinoneBigBrotherlyblitzkriegbutinLittleBrotherlymoments，bitbybit.

Losingcontrolofyourtelephone,ofcourse,istheleastofit.Afterall．mostofusvoluntarilygiveoutourphonenumberandaddresswhenweallowourselvestobelistedintheWhitePages．Mostofusgoalotfurtherthanthat．Weregisterourwhereaboutswhen-everWeputabankcardinanATMmachineordrivethroughanE-ZPasslaneonthehighway．Wesubmittobeingphotographedeveryday-20timesadayonaverageifyouliveorworkinNewYorkCity-bysurveillancecameras．WemakepublicourinterestsandourpurchasinghabitseverytimeweshopbymailorderorvisitacommercialWebsite.

1．Whatinformationdoyoulearnabouttheauthorthatestablisheshimasanauthorityonthistopic?

A．Hehassufferedalotinlosinghisprivacy．

B．HemakeshislivingoffoftheWeb．

C．Heknowshowtomonitorhisaccount．

D.

Heandhiswifepublishedabookconcerningcomputerhackers.

2.Whichofthefollowingproblemshastheauthorexperienced?

A.Someonegotinformationfromhismedicalfilesandsenthimbrochuresonhealthproductshemaywanttobuy.

B.Someoneusedthemotor-vehicleregistrationrecordsonhiscartofindhishomeaddress.

C.Someonereroutedhistelephonecallstoanothernumberwithouthisknowledge.

D.Someonesentane-mailmessagethatdestroyedthefilesonhiscomputer.

3.Accordingtothepassage,thehackersinthemoviewouldconductfollowingthingEXCEPT

A.eavesdropping

B.darnagingaSocialSecuritynumber

C.threateninginaflashflood

D.makingapersoninformationdisappearinthedatebase.

4.Thewritercitedhisexperiencetoshowthat__

A.theauthorizedorganizationcouldsolvetheproblembyofferingtimelyhelp

B.theinterloperwouldbekeptbacksoonerorlater

C.thegovernmenttookpersonalprivacybitbybit

D.hewouldlosehisprivacygradually

5.Becauseofadvancesintoday’stechnology,therighttoprivacycouldbecomprormisedinthefollowingareasEXCEPT__

A.purchasing

B.baning

C.telephoneuse

D.recruitment

PassageTwoQuestions6~10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Hello,mynameisRichardandIamanegosurfer.Thehabitbeganaboutfiveyearsago,andnowIneedhelp.Likemostjournalists,Ican’tdenythatoneofmyprivatejoysisseeingmybylineinprint.Nowtheinternetisallowingmetofeedthisvanitytoanevergreaterextent,andtheoccasionalsneakywebsearchhasgrownintoafull-blownobsessionwithhowhighupGoogle’srankingmyarticlesappearwhenIputmynameintothesearchbox.WhenIlastlooked,mybesteffortwasaratherhumiliating47thplace.Youknowyouhaveaproblemwhenyoufindyourselfcompetingforrankingwitharetiredbasketballplayerfromthe1970s.

NotthatI’maloneinsufferingfromadysfunctionaltechno-habit.Newtechnologieshaverevealedawholeraftofhithertounsuspectedpersonalityproblems.,thinkcrackberry,powerpointlessnessorcheesepodding.Mostofusarefamiliarwithsendingane-mailtoacolleaguesittingacoupleoffeetawayinsteadoftalkingtothem.Somegoontothewebtosnooponoldfriends,colleaguesorevenfirstdates.MoreofusthaneverrevealhighlypersonalinformationonblogsorMySpaceentries.Afewwillevenuseinternetanonymitytofoolothersintobelievingtheyaresomeoneelsealtogether.Soarethesewebsyndromesandtechnologicalticsnewversionsofoldafflictions,orarewedevelopingfreshmindbugs?

Developingabadhabitiseasierthanmanymightthink.“Youcanbecomeaddictedtopotentiallyanythingyoudo,”saysMarkGriffiths,anaddictionresearcheratNottinghamTrentUniversityintheUK,“becauseaddictionsrelyonconstantrewards.”Indeed,althoughdefinitionsofaddictionvary,thereisabodyofevidencethatsuggestsdrugaddictionsandnon-drughabitssharethesameneuralpathways.Whileonlyahardcorefewcanbeconsideredtruetechnologyaddicts,anentirelyunscientificsurveyoftheweb,andofNewScientiststaff,hasrevealedhowprevalenttechno-addictionsmayhavebecome.

Thewebinparticularhasopenedupahostofopportunitiesforoverindulgence.TakeWikipedia.Updatingtheentries-somethinganyonecando-hasbecomealmostawayoflifeforsome.Therearemorethan2,400“Wikipedians”,whohaveeditedmorethan4,000pageseach.

“It’sclearlylikecrackforsomepeople,”saysDanCloselyatCornellUniversityinNewYork,whohasstudiedhowwebsitessuchasWikipediafosteracommunity.TocommittedWikipedians,hesays,thesiteismorethanausefulinformationresource;it’stheembodimentofanideologyoffreeinformationforall.

ThentherearephotologsiteslikeFlickr.Whilemostofuswouldratherdiethanbecaughtsurreptitiouslybrowsingthroughsomeoneelse’sphotos,thereneedbenosuchqualmsabouttheprivatepicspeopleputuponthesesites.MostpeopleusingFlickrandsimilarsitesspenttimeeachdaybrowsingalbumsownedbypeopletheyhadnevermet.Theydothisforemotionalkicks.KhalidandDixsuggest:flickingthroughsomeoneelse’sweddingphotos,forexample,allowspeopletodaydreamabouttheirownnuptials.

E-mailisanotherareawherethingscangetoutofhand.Whilee-mailhasledtoarevivalofthehabitofpenningshortnotestofriendsandacquaintances,theeasewithwhichwecandothismeansthatwedon’talwaysthinkhardenoughaboutwhereourcasualcommentscouldendup.ThiswastheundoingofUSbroadcasterKeithOlbermann,whoearlierthisyearsentaprivatee-mailinwhichhedescribedafellowMSNBCreporteras“dumberthanasuitcaseofrocks”.UnfortunatelyforOlbermann,thewordsfoundtheirwayintotheNewYorkDailyNews.

PamBriggs,aspecialistinhuman-computerinteractionattheUniversityofNorthumbria,UK,saysthelackofcuessuchasfacialexpressionsorbodylanguagewhencommunicatingelectronicallycanleadustoovercompensateinwhatwesay.“Themediumissothin,there’slittleroomforprojectingourselvesintoit,”saysBriggs.“Whenallthesocialcuesdisappear,wefeelwehavetoputsomethingelseintothevoid,whichisoftenanoveremotionalorover-intimatemessage.”

Thehabitofforwardingjokeye-mailsorYouTubevideos-thinkDietCokeandMentosfountams-canalsosayalotabouthowpeoplewanttobeperceived,Briggsadds.“Werarelywanttobeseenastooserious,sowetrytoprojectmoreofourpersonalityintoe-mail.”Thiscouldalsoexplainwhymanybloggersexposeprivateinformationthattheywouldnevershoutouttoacrowdedroom.

6.Richardfeltdisgracedwhenhefound__

A.hisarticlewasratedlow

B.hegotadysfunctionaltechno-habit

C.hecomparedhimselfwitharetiredbasketballplayer

D.hebecamemoreegocentric

7.Accordingtothepassage,thefollowingsareconsideredasoneofthewebsyndromes,EXCEPT

A.pryintotheprivateaffairsofothersB.exposinghighlypersonalaffairsonthenet

C.surfingforinformationofcolleagues

D.talkingtonearbycolleaguesbye-mail

8.WhichofthefollowingistruetoWikipedia?

A.Morethan4,000pagesareofferedforedition.

B.Morethan2,400Wikipediansworkfortheedition.

C.Everyonecandotherevisiononthewebpage.

D.Theentriescontributetopeople’sdevelopment.

9.BrowsingFlickrandsimilarsitesshowsthat

A.peopledonotcaretobecaughtwhilebrowsingthroughother’spics

B.peopleworryaboutuploadingthosepersonalalbums

C.peoplecanmakebetterarrangementoftheirownwedding

D.peopleflickthroughother’sphototostimulatetheirownemotion

10.Whatdoesthearticlemainlytalkedabout?

A.Thewebinparticularhasopenedupahostofopportunitiesforoverindulgence.

B.Drugaddictionsandnon-drughabitssharethesameneuralpathways.

C.Peoplecanbecomeaddictedtopotentiallyanythingyoudo.

D.Newtechnologieshaverevealedsomeunsuspectedpersonalityproblems.

PassageThreeQuestions11~15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

ItisinterestingtoreflectforamomentuponthedifferencesintheareasofmoralfeelingandstandardsinthepeoplesofJapanandtheUnitedStates.TheAmericansdividetheseareassomewhatrigidlyintospiritandflesh,thetwobeinginoppositioninthelifeofahumanbeing.Ideally,spiritshouldprevailbutalltoooftenitisthefleshthatdoesprevail.TheJapanesemakenosuchdivision,atleastbetweenoneasgoodandtheotherasevil.Theybelievethatapersonhastwosouls,eachnecessary.Oneisthe“gentle”soul,theotheristhe“rough”soul.Sometimesthepersonuseshisgentlesoul,sometimeshemustusehisroughsoul.Hedoesnotfavorhisgentlesoul,neitherdoeshefighthisroughsoul.Humannatureinitselfisgood,Japanesephilosophersinsist,andahumanbeingdoesnotneedtofightanypartofhimself.Hehasonlytolearnhowtouseeachsoulproperlyattheappropriatetimes.VirtuefortheJapaneseconsistsinfulfillingone’sobligationstoothers.Happyendings,eitherinlifeorinfiction,areneithernecessarynorexpected,sincethefulfillmentofdutyprovidesthesatisfyingend,whateverthetragedyitinflicts.Anddutyincludesaperson’sobligationstothosewhohaveconferredBenefitsuponhimandtohimselfasanindividualofhonor.Hedevelopsthroughthisdoublesenseofdutyaself-disciplinewhichisatoncepermissiveandrigid,dependingupontheareainwhichitisfunctioning.

Theprocessofacquiringthisself-disciplinebeginsinchildhood.Indeed,onemaysayitbeginsatbirth-howearlytheJapanesechildisgivenhisownidentity!IfIweretodefineinawordtheattitudeoftheJapanesetowardtheirchildrenIwouldputitinonesuccinctword.Love?Yes,abundanceoflove,warmlyexpressedfromthemomentheisputtohismother’sbreast.Foramotherthisnursingofherchildisimportantpsychologically.

Rewardsarefrequent,abitofcandybestowedattherightmoment,aninexpensivetoy.Astimecomestoenterschool,however,disciplinebecomesfirmer.Tobringshametothefamilyisthegreatestshameforthechild.

WhatisthesecretoftheJapaneseteachingofself-discipline?Itlies,Ithink,inthefactthattheaimofallteachingistheestablishmentofhabit.Rulesarerepeatedoverandover,andcontinuallypracticeduntilobediencebecomesinstinctive.Thisrepetitionisenhancedbytheexpectationoftheelders.Theyexpectachildtoobeyandtolearnthroughobedience.Thedemandisgentleatfirstandtemperedtothechild’stenderage.Itisnogentleastimegoeson,butcertainlyitisincreasinglyinexorable.

Now,farawayfromthatwarmJapanesehome,IreflectuponwhatIlearnedthere.What,Iwonder,willtaketheplaceofthewebofloveanddisciplinewhichforsomanycenturieshassurroundedthelifeandthinkingofthepeopleofJapan?

11.AccordingtoJapanesebeliefachildisborn__

A.basicallygood

B.amoral,neithergoodnorevil

C.withtwosoulswhichareincombatwithoneanother

D.insin

12.ThetrainingoftheJapanesechildcanbestbedescribedas

A.

asystemofrewardsandpunishments

B.

frequentdiscipliningwhichbecomesmoreinexorablysevereasthechildgrowsolder

C.

benevolentandindulgentduringtheearlyyears,butsomewhatmoresevereasthechildgrowsolder

D.

almostentirelypsychological

13.Intheteachingofself-disciplinetheJapaneseemphasize__

A.dutytoone’sfamilyandrelations

B.earlytoilettrainingcombinedwithrestrictivemovement

C.heavyexternalcontrolincludingbothverbalandphysicalpunishment

D.apermissiveatmospherealmostuntilpuberty

14.TheJapaneseideaofvirtueis__

A.sublimatingthe“rough”soultopermitascendancyofthe“gentle”soul

B.fulfillingone’sobligationstoothers

C.doinggoodandavoidingevil

D.beingfriendlyandcourteoustoallpeople

15.TotheJapanese,theaimofexistenceis__

A.thepursuitofhappiness

B.rewardintheafterlife

C.ahappyendingtoone’sactivities

D.fulfillingone’sdutyPartB(10points)Touristsareguilty,sowearefrequentlytold,ofanumberofcrimes:upsettingtheecologicalbalanceofMountHimalayas,parkingwadsofchewingunderthebenchesofmuseumsandartgalleries,wearingunsuitableTshirtsinNotreDame,debauchingthelocalpeasantryandgenerallyloweringthetoneofeverywheretheychoosetosettheirbenightedfeet.Rarelyhasagroupofpeoplebeensowidelyreviled,andIamoneofthem.Soareyou.I’vebeenatouristinProvenceforabout15yearsnowoftenonthereceivingendofcriticismormildabusefrompeoplewhoaccusemeofhavingruinedtheregionbywritingaboutit.Curiously,thesecomplaints,whicharesometimesoffensiveandinvariablyveryshrill,donotcomefromtheProvencethemselves,whoseemtoregardmeasafairlybenevolentoddity,butfrommyfellowtourists.

FromtheirvantagepointsinLondonorBrusselsorBoston,theydeplorewhattheysayhashappenedtoProvence.Theyknow,frominvestigationscarriedoutduringtheirbriefannualvacations,thatProvencehaschanged.Themarketsaremorecrowded,thepriceshavegoneup,therestaurantsarefull,thesunniestcafetablesaretaken,bakersrunbutofbread,waitersrunoutofpatience,thereisnowheretoparkandnobody—butnobody-canbefoundtofixaleakingpool.

MasstourisminProvencestartedmorethan2,600yearsagowiththearrivalofGreeksfromPhocea,whofoundedMarseille.Theywereacivilizinginfluenceandprovidedjobsforthelocals,andcouldthereforebedescribedasacceptabletourists.SoweretheRomans,whobuiltthemonumentsandviaductsandamphitheatersthatwestillenjoy.Thencameabadpatch,withthearrivalofVisigoths,OstrogothsandFranks.Theyamusedthemselvesbyterrifyingtheinhabitantsandravagingthecountryside.Here,perhaps,iswhereithaditsstart:thereputationoftouristsasslobs.

Aftermanyyearsofon-the-spotobservation,Iwouldliketoputinagoodwordforthismuch-malignedspecies.Theoverwhelmingmajorityofthesevisitorsareamiableandconsideratepeoplewhowantnothingmorethanquietenjoyment.TheyhavecometoProvenceforsunshineandspectacularscenery,forthefoodandthewine,forapleasantbreakfromreallife.Ofcoursetherearecrowds,particularlyinJulyandAugust,hutthesetendtobeconfinedtothetownsandpostcardvillages.Forthosewhowantsolitude,beautifulandemptycountrysideisonlyashortdriveaway.

Personally,Ihaveneverfoundthetouristseasonintolerable;indeed,thereisreasontobegratefulforsomeofitseffects.Ifitweren’tforthemoneythattourismbrings,manyofthechateauxandgardensopentothepublicwouldbecomederelict;monumentswouldbelefttocrumble;manyrestaurantscouldneversurviveonlocalcustomalone;itwouldn’tbeworthputtingonconcertsorvillagefetes.Rurallifewouldbethepoorer.

Obviously,thisisnottrueeverywhere.Somepartsoftheworldhavebeensothoroughlyoverexploitedthattheyhavelostwhatevercharmtheyoncepossessed.Thisisusuallytheresultoflocalgreed;butthetourist,nottherapaciousdeveloper,getsmostoftheblame.

Directions:Thepassagebelowsummarizesthemainpointsofthepassage.Readthesummaryandthenselectthebestwordorphrasefromtheboxblow,accordingtothepassage.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.AspectacularsceneryKshoulderedBfortheholdingofLfortheoverexploitationCnottomentionMamiableandconsiderateDgratefulNhighoccupancyofEthesmearingofFforthesurvivalofFbasedontheirownperspectivesPthelostcharmGitsmassivetourismQpoorbehaviorHbywritingaboutitRforthemonumentsIravagingthecountrysideSdisreputeJfortheirspoilageofTfortheircivilizinginfluence

Touristsarefrequentlycriticized

(1)

theecologicalbalanceofMountHimalayasand

(2)

chewinggumunderthebenchesofmuseumandartgalleriesTheyarealsoblamedfortheir

(3)

whilevisitingNotreDame.MyfellowtouristshavereviledmeforhavingdestroyedProvence

(4)

.Theyhavemadealotofcomplains

(5)

.Forinstance,therehavebeenthebusiermarkets,higherprices,

(6)

restaurants,cafetablesandparkinglots,

(7)

emptybakeriesandimpatientwaiters.Yet,Provencebegan

(8)

over2,600yearsago.ThelocalswelcomedGreeks

(9)

,andRomans

(10)

andviaductsandamphitheatersButthoseofVisigoths,OstrogothsandFranksbroughtthetouristsinto

(11)

byterrifyingtheinhabitantsand

(12)

Accordingobservation,Iwouldliketosayafewwordssuchas

(13)

forthosemuchblamedtourists.Mostofthemareamiableandconsiderate,andtheycamemostlytothetownsandpostcardvillagesinProvenceinJulyandAugustjustforsunshine,

(14)

,thefood,thewine,apleasantbreakfromreallife.IbelieveProvencehasbeen

(15)

totourism

(16)

thechateaux,gardensandmonuments,and

(17)

concertsandvillagefetesinthedistricts.Butusuallythetouristis(18)

theblame

(19)

and

(20)

insomepartsoftheworld.PartⅡ

ShortQuestionAnswer(10points)Directions:Readthefollowingpassageandthengiveshortanswerstothefollowingfivequestions.WriteyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.

Yoga,theancientpracticeofpostures,breathingandmeditation,isgainingalotofattentionfromthematerialworldthatitsseriouspractitionersaretryingtoescape.Yogapractitionersaretryingtokeepthemselvesawayfromthematerialworld.AndnowonderAmericanswhopracticeyogaareoftenwell-educated,havehigher-than-averagehouseholdincomeandarewillingtospendabitmoreonso-called“green”purchasesseenasbenefitingtheenvironmentorsociety.

“It’skindofgrowingoutofthecrunchystageofyogatotheStarbucksstage,”saidBillHarper,publisherofYogaJournal.

“Fromthevideosandtheclothesandthetoesocks...peoplearepursuingthismarketwithavengeance.”

Aglancethroughrecentissuesofhismonthlymagazine,whosereadershiphasdoubledthepastfouryearsto325,000,illustratesthepoint.Therearefour-coloradsfromthelikesofAsicsathleticshoes,EileenfisherapparelandFordMotorCo.YogaJournalisnowlicensingaRussianeditionandpreparingtoexpandinotherinternationalmarkets.

Americansspendsome$2.95billionayearonyogaclasses,equipment,clothing,holidays,videosandmore,accordingtoastudycommissionedbythemagazine,fuelledinpartbyageingbabyboomersseekinglessaggressivewaystostayfit.Roughly16.5millionpeoplewerepractisingyogaintheUnitedStatesearlylastyear,instudios,gymsorathome,up43percentfrom2002,thestudyfound.

EstablishedsellersofyogagearsuchasHuggerMuggerandGaiamhavebeenfloodedwithcompetitioninthemarketforyogamats,incense,clothingandfancyaccoutrementsrangingfromdesigneryogabagstoeyepillows.

Vancouver,BritishColumbia-basedLululemonAthletica,forone,hasseensalesofitsyogaapparelriseto$100millionsinceCanadianentrepreneurChipWilsonfoundedthecompanyin1998.Customersaresnappingupitstrendypantsandtopstoweartoclassand,increasingly,tothesupermarketorouttodinner.

Anotherexpandingbusiness,Exhale,marketsitselfasamindbodyspa,withtonylocationsinLosAngeles,NewYorkandotherurbanareasthatcombineyogaclasseswithfacials,massageandalternativetreatmentssuchasacupuncture.

Somequestionhowalltheconsumptionischangingadisciplinewithastrongspiritualfoundation.

“We’vetakenthisancienttradition,science,andartofyogaoutofacultureandareligionandworldviewandwe’vetriedtotransplanttheothersideoftheplanet,”saidJudithHansonLasater,alongtimeyogainstructorandauthorwhoholdsadoctorateinEast-Westpsychology.“Ibelievethere’snotacompletematch-up.“

Evenso,severalentrepreneursstressedthattheyareabletoadheretoyoga’shealingprincipleswhilealsoturningaprofit.

1.Usethreewordstodescribethepracticeofyoga.

2.Thelargeconsumptionofyogarelatedproductsshowsthatyogahasdevelopedinto

3.Whydobabyboomersgoforyogapractice?

4.GiveanexampletoshowthattheyogaclothingofLululemonAthleticaisinfashion.

5.HowdoesExhalepromoteitsyogaclasses?PartⅢ

VocabularyandStructure(20points)Directions:Thereare40incompletesentencesinthispart.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheONEthatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

1.Forthefirsttime,wefound

thatallowustoconnectthefirstphaseofhumanevolutionandthesecondphase.

A.theories

B.morasses

C.frescos

D.fossils

2.Aswelfarereformhas

millionsofsinglemotherslikePatinointotheworkforcesince1996,questionsaboutitseffectsonfamilieshaveloomedlarge.

A.nudged

B.propelled

C.divested

D.bumped

3.Theflickerofimpatienceinthehusband’seyesmeltsintobemused

ashiswifeasksfor“justalittlemoretime”atthemall.

A.resignation

B.regradation

C.retrial

D.reverse

4.Despitemuchdiscussion,andeffortsbybothwomen’sandbusinessgroupstobreak“theglassceiling”down,theworld’sbiggestcompaniesarestillalmost

runbymen.

A.excepttonally

B.excessively

C.exclusively

D.exceedingly

5.LarryGriffinwaswokenatthreethatmorningtobetoldthathislast-minuteagainsthisdeathsentenceforthemurderofQuintinMoss,15yearsbefore,hadbeenun-successful.

A.appeals

B.accusation

C.indictment

D.prosecution

6.TheworkersofspaceshuttleDiscoverygotintothebackoftheshuttletolookfor

intheelectronicsthatsenddatafromthesensorstoonboardcomputers.

A.glitches

B.suspects

C.orbiters

D.pitches

7.Pickadiseaseatrandom,andthechancesarethatfemalesandmaleswillhandlethepain

withitdifferently.

A.connected

B.combined

C.associated

D.compared

8.Butlikemany,TurnerisgrowingalittletiredasFlorida’sbusyhurricaneseasoncontinuesto

nervesandextendhardships.

A.sprain

B.fray

C.distort

D.scuffle

9.YoucouldrefusetoyourSocialSecuritynumberforSocialSecuritypurposes,whichisallthatthelawrequires.

A.expound

B.divulge

C.apprehend

D.unriddle

10.Asmarketersincreasetheircommunicationthroughbothprintandelectronicchannels,theopportunityfor

isgrowingrapidly.

A.fraud

B.jargon

C.pledge

D.motivation

11.Thecaptainperformshisdutieswithgreat

andallthecrewbelievedthattheycangetoverthestorm.

A.affection

B.suspicion

C.assurance

D.definition

12.Althoughhehaddonemanygreatthings,heneverfeltitnecessaryto

hisachievements.

A.lavish

B.extravert

C.impose

D.vaunt

13.It’seasyto

usbecausewe’resupposedlyabunchofdumbcountrybumpkinsandrednecks.

A.pickover

B.pickoff

C.pickon

D.pickout

14.Hewantstostarthisownbusiness,but

handlingpayroll,governmentcompliance,andbenefitschores.

A.loathe

B.remark

C.uphold

D.systematize

15.Koizumi’sannualvisitstothenotoriousshrinehavesparkeda

ofcondermnationandprot