1998年博士入学考试英语真题.pdf

1、1998 年博士入学考试英语真题PART LISTENING COMPREHENSION (15 points, 1 point for each)Section ADirections:In this section, you will hear nine short conversations between twospeakers. At the end of each conversation, a third voice will ask a question aboutwhat was said. The question will be spoken only once. Cho

2、ose the best answer fromthe four choices given by marking the corresponding letter with a single bar acrossit on your Answer Sheet.1. A. Hes going to buy some flowers.B. Hes going to bake the cake.C. Hes going to clean up the floor.D. Hes going to dust and mop the kitchen.2.A. Go to the cinema.B. Vi

3、sit a friend of hers.C. Go to bed early.D. Go home for dinner.3.A. He wants her to pick up the bone on the ground.B. He wants her to take the bone out of the fish.C. He wants his broken bone to be treated.D. He has something to complain about.4.A. The man had lost his keys.B. The man wasnt able to o

4、pen the door.C. The door needed repairing.D. He wanted the woman to help him.5.A. Shed like to come along.B. She knows her way around the harbor.C. The warm weather is quite pleasant.D. The ride will take all day.6.A. He is anxious to go to the museum.B. He refuses to go to the museum.C. He doesnt l

5、ike to go to the museum.D. He will go with her.7.A. Two boat tickets.B. Two train tickets.C. Two planes tickets.D. Two tickets for the play.8.A. He likes the house.B. The look of the house surprises him.C. He thinks the house is too small.D. He is happy to see the house they have bought.9.A. Sleep l

6、ate.B. Visit some friends.C. Buy things.D. Go for a ride.Section BDirections:In this section, you will hear two short passages. At the end of eachpassage, there will be three questions. Both the passage and the questions willbe read to you only once. After each question, there will be a pause. Durin

7、g thepause, you must choose the best answer from the four choices give by making thecorresponding letter with a single bar across it on your Answer Sheet.10. A. A deep, resonant voice.B. Good grammar.C. Understanding of the audiences point of view.D. Information on the subject.11. A. Confusing wrong

8、 is not good writing.B. Writing is not easy for everyoneC. Correct grammar is part of good writingD. Anyone can learn to write12. A. His advice is still useful today.B. He knew nothing about writing.C. He was a popular teacher.D. He was born under a lucky star.13. A. 4B. 5C. 6D.714. A. Its a long co

9、untry with 1,285,000 kilometer.B. Its a country full of natural resources.C. Its a country surrounded by Pacific Ocean.D. Its a country with a lot of Pacific Ocean.15. A. It has a dry climate.B. It is extremely wet.C. Its rather cool.D. It depends on each region.PART VOCABULARY (20 points, 1/2 point

10、 for each)Section ADirections:There are twenty questions in this section. Each question is a sentencewith one word or phrase underlined. Below the sentence are four words or phrasesmarked A, B, C and D. Choose the word or phrase that is closet in meaning to theunderlined one. Mark the corresponding

11、letter with a single bar across it on yourAnswer Sheet.16. Economic development is likely to assume a bigger and more significant rolein the world.A. supposeB. presumeC. undertakeD. transmit17. The government has a policy of fostering the police awareness of the dangers各类考试资料 vx：344647 公众号：顺通考试资料in

12、smoking.A. encouragingB. discoveringC. hinderingD. emphasizing18. The scientists at the University of Bern in Switzerland have used a weakenedvirus that is not infectious and has proved safe and effective.A. dangerousB. harmfulC. contagiousD. invading19. The police cautioned us about the icy roads a

13、fter the heavy snow fall last night.A. alertedB. describedC. refrainedD. informed20. The carpenter did a clumsy piece of work repairing the staircase.A. wonderfulB. carefulC. unfinishedD. unskilled21. The attempt to bring the quarreling couple together again came off to peoples astonishment.A. faile

14、dB. succeededC. endedD. continued22. It was the coldest winter for forty-five years. Villages in the Englishcountryside were cut off by the snow and the Thames froze over.A. isolatedB. surroundedC. coveredD, removed23. China and India launched dramatic market because they need it to avoid collapse.A

15、. radicalB. sensationalC. vividD. effective24. The Cairo newspapers the next day carried banner headlines about the studentdemonstration and they denounced British arrogance.A. declared the end ofB. let the public knowC. had a quarrel withD. aired views against25. What has changed is that capital ha

16、s become incredibly mobile and much harderfor economies to control.A. increasinglyB. impracticallyC. doubtfullyD. exceptionally26. Clinton has argued that the best way to keep Haitians at home is to see thatdemocracy and prosperity take root there.A. detectB. learnC. ensureD. understand27. The bigge

17、st computer company in Silicon Valley has laid off hundreds of peopleduring the last few months.A. dismissedB. detachedC. declinedD. dispersed28. Cultural patterns of getting food are generated primarily by the natural orphysical.A. primitivelyB. principallyC. preferablyD. potentially29. The questio

18、n really put him on the spot because he knew almost nothing aboutit.A. on the way homeB. in a difficult positionC. on the watchD. out of condition30. Establishment or a(n) sound social insurance system is essential for deepeningeconomic reforms.A. durableB. undisturbedC. healthyD. accurate31. In a f

19、ront page editorial they declared: “A required course is a(n) illiberalact.”A. authoritarianB. steadfastC. miserableD. unwilling32. The Budlands National Park was established in South Dakota to preserve thisweirdly beautiful region.A. surprisinglyB. impressivelyC. exceedinglyD. fantastically33. This

20、 monument imagine was designed to stir up emotions of awe and respect, butcould scarcely evoke feelings of warmth and affection.A. tangleB. AgitateC. teemD. stipulate34. Some mechanism regulates the onset and the rate of deterioration of a livingbody.A. startB. deathC. speedD. aggression35. Precisio

21、n instruments allow scientists to measure minute quantities with a highdegree of accuracy.A. momentaryB. variousC. anyD. briefSection BDirections:There are twenty questions in this section. Each question is a sentencewith something missing. Below each sentence are four words or phrases marked A,B, C

22、 and D. Choose one word or phrase that best completes the sentence. Mark thecorresponding letter with a single bar across it on your Answer Sheet.36. All transactions are strictly _and we never sell, rent or trade anycustomers name.A. confidentB. consensualC. confidentialD. consequential37. Advertis

23、ing is a distinguished from other forms of communication_ theadvertiser pays for the message to be delivered.A. in whichB. in this wayC. in thatD. in order that38. Many citizens of the worlds richest nations find it increasingly painfulto_ the incessant demand for change that characterizes our time.

24、A. keep up withB. come up withC. go along withD. face up with39. Perhaps, if we could examine the manners of different nations with_ , weshould find no people so rude to be without rules of politeness.A. exactitudeB. certaintyC. appreciationD. impartiality40. The captain_ every member of the crew to

25、 rigorous physical hardships.A. enduredB. subjectedC. experiencedD. submitted41. That country will continue to make new nerves gas weapons after the conclusionof a global treaty banning them_, according to a secret administration policyreview.A. makes effectB. takes effectC. puts into effectD. puts

26、on effect42. Just as space was_ into regions, time was split up into eras, seasons,and epochs.A. decomposedB. originatedC. evolvedD. restrained43. A doctors obligation when he can no longer_ the approach of death isto make the patient comfortable, including easing his pain.A. hang aroundB. hang onC.

27、 hold backD. hold on44. Many important nature conservation sites are_ as Sites of SpecialScientific Interest or National Nature Reserves.A. BoundedB. designatedC. cultivatedD. confined45. With the fall in the number of students studying science, we will have lostmany with the potential for intellect

28、ual_.A. credibilityB. credentialC. recreationD. creativity46. Our worst fear have proved_ after he told us everything about it.A. hostedB. blessedC. unfoundedD. uprooted47. The village moved further and further away from the city and links with outsidecommunity have_.A. witheredB. shortenedC. sheare

29、dD. curtailed48. We hoped to be able to get married early this month, but things didnt _aswe had expected.A. worked outB. come byC. fill upD. lay down49. The teacher made strenuous efforts to read the faint and_ handwriting inhis students exercise books.A. illegalB. illiterateC. illegibleD. illustra

30、tive50. South Africas black majority got its first real_ in governing early latDecember.A. remarkB. taleC. speechD. say51. _ the difficulty of the task, I shall be lucky to complete it by May.A. RegardingB. GivenC. PresumingD. Accepted52. So _are businessmen by the constantly changing numbers that t

31、hey oftencannot determine whether they are making profit or not.A. outsoldB. outgrownC. overexcitedD. overwhelmed53. The border incident led to the two countries _ diplomatic relations.A. pulling offB. breaking offC. passing offD. falling off54. Without a wholehearted_ to a keen forward-looking visi

32、on and a deep insight,you can not be a leader.A. commitmentB. determinationC. resolutionD. obligation55. The workers promised were increase is being _while it is examined bythe government to see if it is greater than the law allows.A. put backB. held downC. put downD. held backPART CLOSE TEST (15 po

33、ints)Directions:Decide which of the choices given below would best complete the passageif inserted in the corresponding blanks. Mark the correct choices for each blankin your Answer Sheet.One supermarket in Tokyo has managed to solve the problems of shoplifting(商店行动). 56 by cashiers and long lines o

34、f customers waiting at the cash registers.It is Japans advanced computer technology that has come 57 with the answers.Shoppers at an OK supermarket on the outskirts of the city now push a cart 58 aplastic card chained to it and buy from glass cases where the goods are on display.The plastic magnetic

35、 number carries his or her own card. Which is 59 at the entrance.While shopping the customer pushes the card into a slot beside 60 items are wantedand pushes a button or two. The glass-covered vending machines are connected toa computer that 61 the price of every item in the store. Prices of every p

36、urchaseare added to automatically. 62 she has finished shopping, the customer hands hercard to a cashier who 63 it to the register. A second later the 64 pops out.Shoplifting is physically impossible. Once you touch a commodity the computerremembers it 65 you hide it or 66 you eat it on the spot. A

37、cashier at the OKsupermarket is now able to work 15 times faster than her 67 at a conventionalsupermarket. 68 , are required at the store, which 69 2500 separate items. One manis enough to keep the vending machine filled, because 70 the stock for a certaincommodity is at least to run out a red lamp

38、in the computer room sees him.56. A. mistakeB. madeC. doneD. problems57. A. togetherB. upC. alongD. on58. A. withB. withoutC. carryingD. under59. A. collectedB. filledC. sentD. shown60. A. thoseB. whatC. the numberD. whichever61. A. shoutsB. knowsC. calculatesD. puts62. A. BeforeB. ImmediatelyC. Aft

39、er allD. When63. A. opensB. feedsC. readsD. connects64. A. cashB. moneyC. changesD. total65. A. exceptB. in spite ofC. no matter how D. the way66. A. beforeB. whenC. even ifD. watches67. A. friendB. colleagueC. companyD. neighbor68. A. for instanceB. stillC. laterD. however69. A. losesB. needsC. sel

40、lsD. deals70. A. thereB. wheneverC. mostD. ofPART READING COMPREHENSION (30 points)Directions:Each of the passages below is followed by several questions about it.Read the passages carefully and to each question choose the best answer A, B, Cor D. Mark your answer on the Answer Sheet by blackening t

41、he corresponding letterwith a pencil.Passage OneIn the late 1960s, many people in North America turned their attention toenvironmental problems, and new steel and glass skyscrapers were widely criticized.Ecologists pointed out that a cluster of tall buildings in a city often overburdenspublic transp

42、ortation and parking lot capacities.Skyscrapers are also lavish consumers, and wasters, of electric power. In onerecent year, the addition of 17 million square feet of skyscraper office space inNew York City raised the peak daily demand for electricity by 120,000 kilowattsenough to support the entir

43、e city of Albany New York for a day.Glasswalled skyscrapers can be specially wasteful. The heat loss (or gain)throughawallinsulationboard.Tolessenthestrainonheatingandair-conditioning equipment builders of skyscrapers have begun to use double-glazedpanels of glass and reflective glasses coated with

44、silver or gold mirror films thatreduce glare as well as heat gain. However, mirror-walled skyscrapers raise thetemperature of the surrounding air and affect neighboring buildings.Skyscrapers put a severe strain on a citys sanitation facilities, too. Iffully occupied, the two World Trade Center tower

45、s in New York City would alonegenerate 2.25 million gallons of raw sewage each year-as much as a city the sizeof Stanford Connecticut which has a population of more than 109,000.Skyscrapers also interfere with television reception block bird flyways andobstruct air traffic. In Boston in the late 196

46、0s some people even feared thatshadows from skyscrapers would kill the grass on Boston Common.Still, people continue to build skyscrapers for all the reasons that they havealways built them personal ambition, civic pride, and the desire of owners tohave the largest possible amount of rentable spare.

47、71. The man purpose of the passage is to_.A. compare skyscrapers with other structuresB. describe skyscrapers and their effect on the environmentC. advocate the use of masonry in the construction of skyscrapersD. illustrate some architectural designs of skyscrapers72. According to the passage, what

48、is one disadvantage of skyscrapers that havemirrored walls?A. The exterior surrounding air is heated.B. The windows must be cleaned daily.C. Construction time is increased.D. Extra air-conditioning equipment is needed.73. According to the passage, in the late 1960s some residents of Boston wereconce

49、rned with which aspect of skyscrapers?A. The noise from their constructionB. The removal of trees from building sitesC. the harmful effects on the citys grassD. The high cost of rentable office space74. The author raise issues that would most concern which of the following groups?A. Electricians B.

50、Environmentalists C. Aviators D. Teachers75. Where in the passage does the author compare the energy consumption ofskyscrapers with that of a city?A. Lines 5-8B. Lines 13-14C. Lines 19-21D. Lines 22-24Passage TwoI was 22 years old when I was finally received into the church, but I stillsuffered from