佛学院：专业：学号：姓名：教学班号：云南农业大学2005 年研究生学位英语考试 试卷（A ） 本试题满分100分，考试时间150分钟。
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Paper One Part I LISTENING COMPREHENSON (20 minutes, 20 points) Section A (0.5 point each) Directions: In this section, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be read only once. Choose the best answer from the four choices given by marking the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your Answer Sheet. 1. A. He is careless. B. He cares a lot what the woman said. C. He doesn ’t care what the woman said. D. He cares about the woman ’s health. 2. A. son and mother. B. patient and doctor. C. pupil and teacher D. brother and sister. 3. A. get more activities B. hurry up C. arrange time for recreation D. give up the whole schedule 4. A. He means to comfort her. B. He is telling her to look at a bright object. C. He is indifferent to her trouble. D. He means to help her. 5. A. taking a taxi B. by bus C. by train D. driving 6. A. 40 hours B.47 hours C. 49 hours D. 50hours密封线7. A. The man’s roommate is very generous.B. The man’s roommate is very mean.C. The man wouldn’t give back the money that he had borrowed from hisroommate.D. The man’s roommate turned toward him and lent him one dollar.8. A. The woman wants to sell the book to the man.B. The man did not pay any money for the man.C. The man once did not return the book in time.D. The man is careless.9. A. 8:15 B. 8:25 C. 8:55 D. 8:4510. A. He has bought a book.B. He has written a book.C. He was an excellent student at school.D. His teachers thought highly of him.Section B (1 point each)Directions:In this section you will hear two short passages. At the end of the passage, there will be some questions. Both the passages and the questions will be read to you only once. After each question, there will be a pause. During the pause, you must choose the best answer from the four choices given by marking the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your Answer Sheet.Passage One11. A. 7 years B. 20 years C. 30 years D. many years12. A. from 15 to 20 B. from 15 to 25C. from 15 to 30D. from 20 to 3013. A. Scientists have come to know why women can live longer than men.B. After 30, people view happiness as a goal in itself.C. Scientists and artists’ peak time of creativity are different.D. The ups and downs of life can be predictedPassage Two14. A. two B. twenty C. twenty-one D. twenty-two15. A. To park their cars on roadsideB. to lock up their garages.C. to park the cars in their garages at night.D. to lock up their cars even when they are kept in locked garages.Section C (2 points each)Directions:In this section, you will hear a passage. Complete the sentences and answer the questions below. You will hear the recording for three times. At the end of the passage there will be a 3-minute pause, during which time you are asked to write down your answers briefly on the Answer Sheet. You now have 25 seconds to read the questions or sentences below.16. When did Baby Boom happen?17. Baby Boomer refers to .18. What is the approximate age of the oldest baby boomers?19. Why do baby boomers have large economic power in America?20. What is the main difference between baby boomers and their parents as to handling money?Part II VOCABULARY ( 10 minutes, 10 points)Section A (0.5 point each)Directions: There are ten questions in this section. Each question is a sentence with one word or phrase underlined. Below the sentence are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Choose the word or phrase that is closest in meaning to the underlined one. Mark the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your Answer Sheet.21. We all noted that only “natural born” citizens are eligible for the Presidency.A. registeredB. withheldC. particularD. qualified22. I often feed the stale bread to the dog. That is my dog’s favorite food. How aboutyour dog?A. freshB. deliciousC. tastyD. dry23. The main features of the telegraph were developed by two inventors, but it was Samuel Morse who successfully synthesized their ideas.A. financedB. publicizedC. integratedD. conformed24. A seismograph is a device designed to measure vibrations of the ground.A. a telescopeB. an instrumentC. an elementD. a vehicle25. The major portion of writer John White’s work was in social criticismA. goalB. subjectC. partD. publication26. By 1817 the United States Congress had done away with all internal taxes and wasrelying on tariffs on imported goods to provide sufficient revenue to run thegovernment.A. eliminatedB. allocatedC. increasedD. decreased27. When children were playing in the kindergarten they saw the plane dwindle to a speck like a star.A. becomeB. shrinkC. winkD. tingle28. The American Medical Association has called for the sport of boxing to be banned.A. forbiddenB. regulatedC. advocatedD. reorganized29. We substituted red balls for blue, to see if the baby would notice.A. exchangedB. returnedC. subsidedD. predicted30. Eric Smith was one of the first artists to paint landscapes in Australia.A. lawnsB. barnsC. scenery D vegetationSection B (0.5 point each)Directions:There are ten questions in this section. Each question is a sentence with something missing. Below each sentence are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. choose one word or phrase that best completes the sentence. Mark the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your Answer Sheet.31. Some diseases are easy to because their visible effects arecharacteristic and can be recognized immediately.A. digestB. designateC. diagnoseD. denote32. The shop-lifter ran into the crowd and from the sight, the detectivehad no idea about it.A. escapedB. meltedC. vanishedD. perished33. I’m sorry to tell you that your black bow-tie doesn’t thatpink-and-purple shirt.A. balanceB. equalC. meetD. match34. In this workshop they a vehicle in less than half an hour.A. ejectB. collectC. assembleD. resemble35. Barbara was interested in very narrow of subjects, so it was hard toenlarge her knowledge.A. rationB. rankC. rageD. range36. “Children should learn to themselves in the presence of the guests”,mother told her children.A. actB. behaveC. performD. do37. What I am telling you is strictly . Don’t let anyone know it. You promise me.A. confidentialB. specialC. individualD. secretive.38. Your letters those pleasant days when we worked together, I’ll remember forever.A. calls outB. calls forC. calls upD. calls on39. To put many things into a book is to a book, the person who does this work is called an author.A. compileB. compressC. complicate.D. compose40. Although the main characters in the novel are so true to life, they are certainlyby the author.A. imaginativeB. imaginableC. imagingD. imaginaryPart III Close Test (10 minutes, 1 point each)Directions: There are ten questions in this part of the test. Read the passage through. Then, go back and choose one suitable word or phrase marked A, B, C or D, for each blank in the passage. Mark the letter of the word or phrase you have chosen with a single bar across the square brackets on you Answer Sheet.Several regions in the world are subject 41 storms which are so severe that they 42 damage on a tremendous scale. The regions where this 43 are all located on the edges of great oceans. The general term for such severe storms is “cyclone.” The term “hurricane” is 44 for storms that occur in the North Atlantic Ocean.Cyclones and hurricanes differ in one curious way: in a cyclone, the wind circulates 45 a clockwise direction; in a hurricane, the wind direction is counter-clockwise. 46 cyclones and hurricanes have one ominous similarity. From the point of view of the damage they cause on land and at sea they are identical.Australia 47 a number of cyclones every year along its northern coast, which faces Indonesia. The cyclones occur mainly in December and January, the summer months in the southern hemisphere. Usually the Australia cyclones don’t cause great damage because Australia’s northern territory has vast, empty regions that are virtually unpopulated. There are few coastal cities. When a cyclone does move 48 from the sea, it usually blows itself out without striking any inhabited area or causing extensive damage. However, in 1971 the small city of Townville was 49 devastated by a cyclone. There was public outcry about it. People demanded an adequate warning system. Ever since then, the Meteorological Bureau has regularly issued alarms 50 every serious cyclone.41. A. to B. for C. of D. on42. A. suffer B. devastate C. cause D. make43. A. is happened B. happens C. is happening D. will happen44. A. called B. named C. reserved D. defined45. A. at B. under C. for D. in46. A. But B. Therefore C. Besides D. And47. A. culminates B. undergoes C. undertakes D. experiences48. A. into the land B. inlandish C. inland D. through land49. A. slightly B. hardly C. scarcely D. completely50. A. in spite of B. regardless of C. in front of D. in advance ofPart IV READING COMPREHENSION (45 minutes, 30 points, 1 point each)Directions:In this part of the test, there are six short passages. Read each passage carefully, and then do the questions that follow. Choose the best answer from the four choices given and mark the corresponding letter with a single bar across the brackets on your Answer Sheet.Passage 1One billion people in the world are short of water. How can this problem be solved? Some suggestions have been to desalinate ocean water or to build enormous water pipelines from areas where water is abundant. (Suggestions such as these prove extremely expensive when they are actually used.) One possibility that scientists are considering is pulling icebergs from either the North Pole or the South Pole to parts of the world with a water shortage. Although many questions must be answered before such a project could be tried, moving icebergs seems a reasonable possibility in the future.Engineers , mathematicians, and glaciologists from a dozen countries have been considering the iceberg as a future source of water. Saudi Arabia is particularly interested in this project because it has a great water shortage. Scientists estimate that it would take 128 days to transport a large iceberg (about 1/2 miles square) to Saudi Arabia. Yet the iceberg would be completely melted by the 104th day. Therefore, insulation would be essential, but how to insulate the iceberg remains an unsolved problem.The problems in transporting an iceberg are numerous. The first problem is choosing the iceberg to pull. The icebergs that form in the North Pole are quite difficult to handle because of their shape. Only a small portion extends above the water----- most of the iceberg is below the surface, which would make it difficult to pull. South Pole icebergs, on the other hand, are flat and float like a table tops; thus, they would be much easier to move.How can a 200 million-ton iceberg be moved? No ship is strong enough to pull such enormous weight through the water. Perhaps several ships could be used. Attaching ropes to an iceberg this size is also an enormous problem. Engineers think that large nails or long metal rods could be driven into the ice. What would happen ifthe iceberg split into several pieces during the pulling? Even if an iceberg with very few cracks were chosen, how could it be pulled through stormy waters? Furthermore, once the iceberg reached its destination, very few ports would be deep enough to store it.All of these problems must be solved before icebergs can become a reasonable source of water. Yet scientists estimate that it will be possible to transport them in the near future. Each year, enough icebergs form to supply the whole world with fresh water for a full year. In addition, icebergs are free and nonpolluting. As a solution to the world’s water problems, icebergs may be a workable possibility.51. Which of the following is NOT a problem in transporting icebergs?A. The size of the iceberg.B. The shape of the iceberg.C. The temperature of the air and waterD. The salt in the iceberg52. Why are icebergs from the South Pole Probably easier to transport?A. Because most of the iceberg is below the surface.B. Because they are flat and float like table tops.C. Because only a small portion shows above the water.D. Because they are closer to the areas that need water.53. What’s the writer’s attitude towards “ transporting icebergs “?A. PessimisticB. OptimisticC. IndifferentD. Objective54. Which of the following may severe as the BEST title of this passage?A. Icebergs for WaterB. Shortage of WaterC. Scientists and IcebergsD. Icebergs --- Scientists’ Headache55. What is the main idea expressed in the passage?A. How to transport an icebergB. How to change ocean water into fresh waterC. How to supply the whole world with fresh waterD. How to change icebergs into a reasonable source of water.P assage2Scientists can determine someone’s favorite food from their body shape. They have discovered that the arrangement of taste buds on the tongue varies for different body types. The scientist team examined 1,000 British adults and divided them into three physiologically recognized body types : ectomorphs, endomorphs and mesomorphs. They determined that a person’s body type indicated where they were likely to have the most taste buds---- on the sweet, bitter or salty areas of their tongue.The study showed that ectomorphs, who make up one in three of the population, usually have a small delicate shape, have a sweet tooth but hate bitter foods. Mesomorphs, who make up 20 percent of the population, usually have a muscular shape and prefer salty or bitter foods but dislike sweet foods. Half the British population are endomorphs with soft, rounded bodies, and they like most foods. The findings showed that for two in three people, food preference was a physiological rather than a psychological choice.Body shape expert Simon Bradshaw, who takes charge of this team, said: “It appears that simply by looking at an individual’s body shape we can make assumptionsabout their taste preferences.” But Catherine Collins, of the British Dietetic Association said: “It is difficult to dictate whether our body shape dictates the food we like, or the food we like dictates body shape. It stands to reason people who prefer most types of foods will be fatter and people who are the endomorph shape tend to find it more difficult to lose weight.”56. The word “ectomorphs” refer to a group of people who are relatively __________ according to the passage.A. healthyB. obeseC. roundD. thin57. Which of the following statements is NOT true of Mesomorphs?A. They account for 20% of the population.B. They are usually strong and robust.C. They have a taste for bitter foods.D. They are fond of sweet food.58. The passage implies that ____________.A. those who prefer sweet foods are like to be thin.B. those who prefer salty foods must be very delicate.C. those who are fat will become fatterD. those who are thin had better eat sweet foods.59. The BEST title for this passage is _____________.A. How to Change one’s Body ShapeB. Body Shape Linked to Taste BudsC. The Physiological Aspect of Body ShapeD. The Psychological Aspect of Body Shape60. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?A. Body shape is linked to one’s taste buds.B. Ectomorphs are fond of bitter foodsC. Food priority must be a psychological choice.D. Body shape determined the food one loves.Passage 3I live in the land of Disney, Hollywood and year-round sun. You may think people in such a glamorous, fun-filled place are happier than others. If so, you have some mistaken ideas about the nature of happiness.Many intelligent people still equate happiness with fun. The truth is that fun and happiness have little or nothing in common. Fun is what we experience during an act. Happiness is what we experience after an act. It is a deeper, more abiding emotion.Going to an amusement park or ball game, watching a movie or television, are fun activities that help us relax, temporarily forget our problems and maybe even laugh. But they do not bring happiness, because their positive effects end when the fun ends.I have often thought that if Hollywood stars have a role to play, it is to teach us that happiness has nothing to do with fun. These rich, beautiful individuals have constant access to glamorous parties, fancy cars, expensive homes, everything that spell s “happiness”. But in memoir after memoir, celebrities reveal the unhappiness hidden beneath all their fun: depression, alcoholism, drug addiction, broken marriages,troubled children and profound loneliness.Ask a bachelor why he resists marriage even though he finds dating to be less and less satisfying. If he’s honest, he will tell you that he is afraid of making a commitment. For commitment is in fact quite painful. The single life is filled with fun, adventure and excitement. Marriage has such moments, but they are not its most distinguishing features.Similarly, couples that choose not to have children are deciding in favor of painless fun over painful happiness. They can dine out ever they want and sleep as late as they want. Couples with infant children are lucky to get a whole night’s sleep or a three-day vacation. I don’t know any parent who would choose the word fun to describe raising children.Understanding and accepting that true happiness has nothing to do with fun is one of the most liberating realizations we can ever come to. It liberates time: now we can devote more hours to activities that can genuinely increase our happiness. It liberates money: buying that new car or those fancy clothes that will do nothing to increase our happiness now seems pointless. And it liberates us from envy: we now understand that all those rich and glamorous people we were so sure are happy because they are always having so much fun actually may not be happy at all.61. Which of the following is TRUE?A. Fun creates long-lasting satisfaction.B. Fun provides enjoyment while pain leads to happiness.C. Happiness is enduring whereas fun is short-lived.D. Fun that is long-standing may lead to happiness.62.To the author, Hollywood stars all have an important role to play that is to __________.A. rite memoir after memoir about their happiness.B. tell the public that happiness has nothing to do with fun.C. teach people how to enjoy their lives.D. bring happiness to the public instead of going to glamorous parties.63. In the author’s opinion, marriage___________.A. affords greater fun.B. leads to raising children.C. indicates commitment.D. ends in pain.64. Couples having infant children_________.A. are lucky since they can have a whole night’s sleep.B. find fun in tucking them into bed at night.C. find more time to play and joke with them.D. derive happiness from their endeavor.65. If one get the meaning of the true sense of happiness, he will_________.A. stop playing games and joking with others.B. make the best use of his time increasing happiness.C. give a free hand to money.D. keep himself with his family.Passage 4Few social problems have increased so suddenly or been dramatized so effectively as the plight of the homeless in the 1980s and 1990s. Once an invisible people who could easily be ignored, the homeless are now recognized everywhere on the streets and in the public facilities of major cities. There are bag ladies who roam the streets carrying what is left of their possessions in shopping bags or grocery carts. There are disoriented men curled up on benches, in stairwells, or alongside walls. There are children---- some runways and some throwaways ---scrounging for food and shelter.The number of homeless people in underdeveloped societies in the mid-1980s was estimated by the United Nations to be more than 100 million. The so-called “new”homeless live in the developed, industrialized nations of Europe, North America , and East Asia. Accurate statistics have been impossible to verify, in part because of the conflicting viewpoints on the subject of homelessness. Politicians, lawyer, and others who become advocates for the homeless have said that there are from 2 to 3 million homeless in the United States alone. Others who have studied the problem from a less sympathetic point of view suggest that. the number is closer to 300,000 One reason for statistical uncertainty is the composition of the homeless population. Some families suffer temporary poverty because of loss of a job. Unable to afford rent or mortgage payments, they may temporarily join the ranks of the homeless for a period of days or weeks ( or they may live with relatives). Once another job is found, the family can usually afford shelter once more.The number of those who are truly homeless consists of possibly 3 percent or less of the very poor. Their most common characteristic is poverty, though some work at least part-time, while others receive various kinds of welfare payments. The makeup of the homeless population, according to a study by the United States Conference of Mayors, indicated the following breakdown: 56 percent single men, 15 percent single women, and 28 percent in families------ usually one-parent families. As a group, the homeless tend to be young, mostly under the age of 40.66. According to this passage, which of the following is TRUE?A. homeless is one of the most serious social problems in the 1980s and 1990sB. The homeless, such as the bag ladies and the disoriented men can be seeneverywhere.C. Some people temporarily join the group of the homeless after their loss of a job.D. Those who are truly homeless are mostly single, under the age of 4067. Why are there different statistics of the homeless in the United States?A. Because there are a lot of so-called “new” homeless people.B. Because the accurate statistics are impossible to verify.C. Because some of the homeless are easily ignored.D. Because there are different opinions on homelessness.68. According to Paragraph 3, which of the following is NOT the reason for statistical uncertainty of the homeless population?A. Some may be out of job temporarily.B. Some have to live with relatives for weeks.C. Some may not afford shelter for a period of time.D. Some are unable to pay their rent for some time.69. In this passage, what is the author’s attitude towards the homeless?A. indifferentB. sympatheticC. enthusiasticD. neutral70. The word “breakdown ” in the last paragraph means __________.A. failureB. collapseC. AnalysisD. Disability.Passage 5When companies do business overseas, they come in contact with people from different cultures. These individuals often speak a different language and have their own particular custom and manners. These differences can create problems.For example, in France, business meetings begin promptly at the designated time and everyone is expected to be there. Foreign business people who are tardy are often left outside to cool their heels as a means of letting them know the importance of promptness. Unless one is aware of such expected behaviors he may end up insulting the people with whom he hopes to establish trade relations.A second traditional problem is that of monetary conversions. For example, if a transaction is conducted with Russia, payment may be made in rubles. Of course, this currency is of little value to the American firm. It is, therefore, necessary to convert the foreign currency to American dollars. How much are these Russian rubles worth in terms of dollars? This conversion rate is determined by every market, where the currencies of countries are bought and sold. Thus there is an established rate, although it will often fluctuate from day to day. For example, the ruble may be worth '0.75 on Monday and '0.72 on Tuesday because of an announced wheat shortage in Russia. In addition, there is the dilemma associated with converting at '0.72. Some financial institutions may be unwilling to pay this price, feeling that the ruble will sink much lower over the next week. As a result, conversion may finally come at '0.69. These "losses" must be accepted by the company as one of the costs of doing business overseas.A third unique problem is trade barriers. For one reason or another, all countries impose trade barriers on certain goods crossing their borders. Some trade barriers are directly related to exports. For example, the United States permits strategic military material to be shipped abroad only after government permission has been obtained. Most trade barriers, however, are designed to restrict import. Two of the most common import barriers are quotas and tariffs.71. The best title for the passage would be ________.A. How to Succeed in International TradeB. Monetary ConversionC. Trade BarriersD. Unique Problems in International Trade72. In France, tardy business people _________.A. are often insultedB. often suffer from coldnessC. are often left outdoors waitingD. are often asked to polish their shoes73. According to the passage, conversion rates __________.A. are always changingB. are determined by financial institutionsC. are agreed upon by two trading countriesD. vary from day to day74. The intended audience of this passage are ___.A. professors of economicsB. postgraduate students of international tradeC. beginners of businessD. business people75. Which of the following is likely to be discussed in the next paragraph?A. Export trade barriers.B. Quotas and tariffs.C. Reasons for imposing trading barriers.D. Measures to break down trade barriers.Passage 6Somebody ought to defend the workaholic. These people are unjustly accused, abused, and defamed ---- often termed sick or morbid or on the border of pathology.Workaholics are the achievers, the excellers. There is a national conspiracy against excellence---- an undue admiration of commonness and mediocrity. It is as though we are against those who make uncommon sacrifices One –third of American business and commerce is carried on the shoulders of workaholics. The ratio might exist in art and science, too, because they enjoy doing something.Some popular psychologists say that the workaholic has an inferiority complex which leads to overcompensation. This is certainly not the case. Inferiority, or low esteem, describes laziness more accurately than it describes dedication.We do not see to realize that very little excellence is achieved by living a well-balanced life. Edison, Ford, Einstein, Freud all had single-minded devotion to work whereby they sacrificed many things, including family and friendship. The accusation is made that workaholics bear guilt by not being good parents or spouses. But guilt can exist in the balanced life also. Consider how many “normal” people find, at middle age, that they have never done anything well ------ they are going to settle for less than what they could have become .76. The word “morbid”in Line 2, Para. 1 is MOST likely to be replaced by _____________.A. eccentricB. gruesomeC. diseasedD. ridiculous77. The author of the passage would MOST likely agree that workaholic _________A. is mentally ill and sometimes goes crazyB. performs an insignificant proportion of American businessC. will not have the regrets many “normal” people face at middle ageD. suffers from low self-esteem all the time wherever he or she goes.。
