云南大学2008年博士研究生入学试题
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云南大学2008年博士研究生入学试题
英语试题
Part1Multiple Choice.(0.5point each,20points in total)
Directions:There are40incomplete sentences in this part.For each sentence there are four choices marked A,B,C and D.Choose the one from A,B,C and D that best completes each sentence.
01——10DABBB DAACA
11——20ADBDB CCDAA
21——30DBABB ACBDA
31——40BCBAD CBAAA
Part2Reading Comprehension(20points,1point each)
Directions:Read the following passages carefully and choose the best answer by marking the corresponding letter on the ANSWER SHEET.
Passage One
41.Rich people in Britain have been hunting foxes.
A.for recreation
B.in the interests of the farmers
C.to limit the fox population
D.to show off their wealth
42.What is special about fox hunting in Britain?
A.It involves the use of a deadly poison.
B.It is a costly event which rarely occurs.
C.The hunters have set rules to follow.
D.The hunters have to go through strict training.
43.Fox hunting opponents often interfere in the game________.
A.by resorting to violence
B.by confusing the fox hunters
C.by taking legal action
D.by demonstrating on the scene
44.A new law may be passed by the British Parliament to________.
A.prohibit farmers from hunting foxes
B.forbid hunting foxes with dogs
C.stop hunting wild animals in the countryside
D.prevent large-scale fox hunting
45.It can be inferred from the passage that________.
A.killing foxes with poison is illegal
B.limiting the fox population is unnecessary
C.hunting foxes with dogs is considered cruel and violent
D.fox-hunting often leads to confrontation between the poor and the rich
Passage Two
46.When Andy Grove decided to cut the Gordian knot,he meat to ________.
A.put an end to stem cell research
B.end Intel’s relations with Gordian
C.settle the dispute on stem cell research quickly
D.expel Gordian from stem cell research for good
47.For UCSF to carry on stem cell research,new funds have to come from ________.
A.interested businesses and individuals
B.the United States federal government
C.a foundation set up by the Intel Company
D.executives of leading American companies
48.As a result of the limit Bush placed on stem cell research,American universities will________.
A.conduct the research in laboratories overseas
B.abandon the research altogether in the near future
C.have to carry out the research secretly
D.have to raise money to build separate labs
49.We may infer from the passage that future therapeutic uses of stem cells will be unlikely unless________.
A.human stem cells are used in the research
B.a lot more private donations can be secured
C.more federal money is used for the research
D.talented scientists are involved in the research
50.The reason lying behind President Bush’s placing limits on stem cell research is that________.
A.his administration is financially pinched
B.he did not want to offend its opponents
C.it amounts to等同；接近a contempt for human life
D.it did not promise any therapeutic value
Passage Three
51.The reason why the toys most boys play with are different from those that girls play with is that________.
A.their social roles are rigidly determined
B.most boys would like to follow their fathers’professions
C.boys like to play with their fathers while girls with their mothers
D.they like challenging activities
52.One aspect of“the universality of toys”lies in the fact that________.
A.technological advances have greatly improved the durability of toys
B.the improvement of craftsmanship in making toys depends on the efforts
of universities
C.the exploration of the universe had led to the creation of new kinds of
toys
D.the basic characteristics of toys are the same the world over
53.Which of the following is the author’s view on the historical development of toys?
A.The craftsmanship in toy-making has remained essentially unchanged.
B.Toys have remained basically the same all through the centuries.
C.The toy industry has witnessed great leaps in technology in recent years.
D.Toys are playing an increasingly important role in shaping a child’s
character.
54.Regarded as a kind of art form,toys________.
A.are a direct line of ascent
B.also appeal greatly to adults
C.are not characterized by technological progress
D.reflect the pace of social progress
55.The author uses the example of rattle to show that________.
A.in toy-making there is a continuity in the use of materials
B.even the simplest toys can reflect the progress of technology
C.it often takes a long time to introduce new technology into toy-making
D.even a simple toy can mirror the artistic tastes of the time
Passage Four
56.We can infer from the passage that______.
A.people in most countries of the world today are not opposed to living
in flats
B.English people,like most people in other countries,dislike living in
flats
C.people in Britain are forced to move into high blocks of flats
D.modern flats still fail to provide the necessary facilities for living
57.What is said about the blocks of flats built in the past in Britain?
A.They were sold to people before necessary facilities were installed.
B.They are usually not large enough to accommodate big families.
C.They were mostly inhabited by people who did not earn much.
D.They provided playgrounds for children on the top of the buildings.
58.The underlined word“rage”means.
A.be ignored
B.be in fashion
C.encourage people greatly
D.develop with great force
59.Some people oppose the building of flats because_______.
A.the living expenses for each individual family are higher
B.they believe that people like to live in houses with gardens
C.it involves higher cost compared with the building of houses
D.the disposal of rubbish remains a problem for those who lives in flats
60.The author mentions that people who live in suburban houses_______.
A.do not have access to easy facilities because they live away from the
city
B.have to pay a lot of money to employ people to do service work
C.have to spend money and time going to work every day
D.take longer time to know each other because they are a scattered
community
Part Three Translation(4points each,20points in total)
Section A
Directions:Read the following passage and then translate the underlined sentence into Chinese.
（1）By the1980s,according to international but admittedly inconsistent definitions of literacy,about seven out of ten adults in the world were considered literate.
根据国际通用但不可否认地具有争议的对“识字能力”的定义，到20世纪80年代，世界上10个人中就有7个人算是识字的。
（2）The ability of people within a given society to read and write has been influenced by a number of factors,including economic well-being,the availability of material to read,the amount of education available,and the basic matter of the usefulness of reading.
在特定的社会里，一个人的读写能力受到多种因素的制约，包括经济条件、阅读材料的可获得性、教育的覆盖范围和阅读的基本用途等。
（3）In ancient societies,as people settled into stable patterns of agriculture and trade,it became useful for some of them to read and write in order to keep records,to transact business,and to measure amounts of land,animals,goods, materials,and produce.
在远古社会，当人们过上稳定的农耕和贸易生活时，一些人的读写能力派上了用场，他们用它来记账、交易或计算土地、动物、实物、材料的数量，以及进行生产。
（4）But in the late Middle Ages,in the period of the Renaissance,the great expansion of commerce and banking led to a revival in literacy for the same reason that had caused it to increase in the ancient world usefulness.
但到了中世纪后期的文艺复兴时期，商业和银行业的繁荣使得读书识字能力得到复兴。这与其在古代变得越来越重要基于同一个原因：有用性。
（5）Religious reformers were among the first to utilize the situation,quickly getting translations of the Bible and educational tracts and booklets into the hands of many people.
宗教变革者是第一批利用了这个便利条件的人。他们迅速把圣经、说教小短文以及小册子的译本分发给了很多人。
Part Four Writing(20points)
Directions:Choose one of the two topics to develop an essay of about300 words.
1.Recently,compared with the value of the US dollar,the value of Renminbi
has been increasing quickly.Is this good for China?Is this harmful to China?
Write an essay to show your opinions about this.
2.In China,almost all students(from the middle school students,in some
places even the primary school students,to the Ph.D students)must learn English.Is this necessary?Write an essay to show your opinions about this.
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