2010年浙江大学考博英语真题及答案.doc

2010年浙江大学考博英语真题及答案Section listening comprehension (20 marks,1 mark each )Part A Directions: You will hear a passage about Disneylands Opening Day in 1915. Listen and complete the sentence in questions 1-5 with the information youve heard. Write not more than 3 words in each numbered box. You will hear the recording twice. You now have 25 seconds to read the table below.1. Disneyland Park was opened to the public on Monday.2. On that day, the temperature was an unusually high 101.3. The park got such bad press for the event day Walt Disney and 1955 executives forever referred to the day as.4. The first person to buy a ticket and enter the park was David MacPherson with number2.5. The two children with whom Walt Disney had an official photo taken both receivedto Disneyland.1.2. 3. 4. 5Part B Directions: You will hear a passage about Harvard Extension School. Answer the questions 6-10 while you listen. Use not more than 5 words for each answer. You will hear the recording twice. You now have 25 seconds to read the question.6. What did John Lowell Jr.s will in 1835 lead to create? 7. What is todays trend for forum that allows people to learn everyday? 8. How many undergraduate and graduate courses is Harvard Extension School offering this year? 9. When was University Extension at Harvard founded? 10. What was Mr.A.Lawerence Lowells first step in office when he was named president of Harvard in 1909? 6.7. 8. 9. 10Part C Directions: Questions 11-13 are based on the following passage about John Grisham. You now have 15 seconds to read choices for question11-13.11. 12. 13.A. A case of murder B. A case of rape C. His fathers experience D. His life on the farmA. It was popular at the time of publicationB. It earned Grisham great fame C. It brought Grisham wealthD. It was carried by The New York Time as a seriesA. to achieve his lifes goal as a professional baseball player. B. to coach children baseball. C. to see his childhood dream being realized in the children. D. to provide facilities of baseball training.Directions: Questions 14-16 are based on the following passage about Changes When Becoming Grandparents. You now have 15 seconds to read choices for question14-16.14. 15. 16.A. He feels jealous. B. He feels amazed.C. He thinks it unnecessary. D. He thinks it annoying.A. They get highly energetic. B. They quiet down.C. They want more sweets. D. They go to bed.A. They behave very well. B. They like chocolate very much. C. They receive toys form their grandparents. D. They are having a lot of fun.Directions: Questions 17-20 are based on the following passage about Ecotourism. You now have 15 seconds to read choices for question17-20.17. 18. 19. 20.A. It meant to have tourists help in the conservation of wildlife.B. It meant to have wild species respond well to contact with human.C. It meant to make wild species reduce stress and abnormal behavior.D. It meant to make conservationists more concerned with wildlife.A. to really encourage people to protect wildlife and its habitat.B. to strictly follow environmentally friendly polices.C. to actually lack proper examination and official approval.D. to seriously damage the habitats of endangered species.A. It will disturb their life. B. It will affect their health.C. It will increase their stress. D. It will threaten their survival.A. to encourage people to manage endangered species. B. to reduce the exposure of wildlife to human beings.C. to help wild animals increase their fitness.D. to prevent wildlife form catching human disease.Section Vocabulary (15 marks,1 mark each )Directions: There are 15 incomplete sentences in this section. For each sentence there choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.21. “Like most foreigner, I ask a lot of questions, some of which are insultingly silly. But everyone Ihas answered those questions with patience and honesty.A. come across B. come by C. come over D. come into22. Among picture books for 4-8 years olds, several outstanding works appeared that combined original stories with illustrations.A. imaginable B. imaginative C. imaging D. imageless 23. As skies fill with millions of migrating birds, European scientists say the seasonal miracle appears to depend on seeming: The fatter the bird, the more efficiently it flies. A. interruption B. description C. qualification D. contradiction 24.The party leader justified his subsequent re-electionthat he had brought political stability and economic development to his country.A. in the way B. by no means C. on the grounds D. to the extent25.A leading British scholar has proposed translating Shakespeare into contemporary Englishyoung audiences who are confused by jokes which are 400 years out of date. A. in memory of B. at the cost of C. on behalf of D. for the benefit of26.The objective of this popular consultation is to determine, the final political status of the region, whether to remain of the country as a special district, or to part from it.A. once upon a time B. once and again C. all at once D. once and fall all27. Thechoice for a consumer, therefore, is the choice among the available ones that will enable him or her to maximize utility.A. optimal B. optional C. optical D. optimistic28. The Adult Vocational College is an opportunity to gain the right qualifications for various careers, for it offers an range of subjects and courses.A. additional B. excessive C. adequate D. extensive29.Its disturbing to note how many of crimes we do know about were detected, not by systematic inspections or other security procedures.A. by accident B. on schedule C. in general D. at intervals 30. In calculating the daily calories requirements for an individual, variations in body size, physical activity and age should be.A. brought into practice B. taken into account C. thrown light on D. look down upon31. The more a nations companiesfactories abroad, the smaller that countrys recorded exports will be. A. lie B. locate C. spot D. stand 32.The defence lawyer was questioning the old man who was one of theof the murder committed last month.A. witness B. audiences C. viewers D. observers33. The belief that the universe is improving and that good willtriumph over evil prevails.A. ultimately B. conclusively C. feasibly D. terminally34. It was difficult to build a power station in the deep valley, but itas we had hoped.A. came off B. went off C. brought out D. made out 35. The local people were joyfully surprise to find the prices of vegetables no longeraccording to the weather. A. evaluated B. converted C. fluctuated D. modifiedSection Cloze Test (20 marks, 1 mark each)Directions: There are 20 incomplete sentences in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre. The character of European education demands that the student develop 36 and social individuality. The American student is given a choice between relying on himself 37 on others. Scholastically, the fundamental difference is between the European lecture system and the American discussion system. The European system is both the strength and the limit of European education. The strength is the challenge 38 the student to rely on himself; the system imposes a limit because it is 39, and at times even cruelly, qualitative: only a few are able to survive.A second difference is the American campus, a term which has no 40 in Europe. There, the campus is formed 41 by the various classrooms, faculty offices and laboratories. No extracurricular activities are carried on. The students and the professors go to the universities when they have classes and leave as soon as they are 42 .The European universities provide no social life; on the 43 , it creates an a social atmosphere. The student44 never organizes campus activities: everything is left to the 45 of the individual students. In the 46 of these considerations, I think I can answer the challenge of that pretty coed, though my answer is bound to be incomplete. My 47 to the American educational system are two. The first 48american students. What 49  me most about them is their conformity and their fear of 50 . Perhaps campus life 51 by necessity to conformity. Almost every student belongs to at least two organizations. What is the 52 of this associative mania, 53 not the basic to be supported by people who think 54 and sympathize with the same idea? Nobody likes being alone, but it seems to me that American students like 55 too much. 36. A. intellectual B. intangibleC. inquisitive D. ingenious37. A. and B. orC. from D. with38. A. of B. to C. for D. with 39. A. strictly B. vigorously C. rigorous D. rigid40. A. equation B. equalC. equator D. equivalent 41. A. exceptional B. exclusivelyC. extraordinarily D. extensively42. A. away B. outC. over D. in43. A. contrary B. oppositionC. contrast D. conversation44. A. body B. unityC. structure D. constitution45. A. creative B. initiativeC. original D. imaginative46. A. light B. accordanceC. correspondence D. virtue47. A. reactions B. respondsC. replies D. reflections48. A. involves B. concernsC. includes D. relates49. A. appealed B. solicitedC. struck D. astounded50. A. dependence B. desolationC. reliance D. isolation51. A. contends B. intendsC. attends D. tends52. A. reason B. excuseC. background D. cause53. A. whether B. butC. if D. as54. A. likely B. alikeC. likelihood D. like55. A. companion B. fellowship C. mate D. company Section Reading Comprehension (20 marks, 1 mark each)Directions: There are 4 passages in this part. Each passage some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.Passage 1At all ages and at all stages of life, At all ages and at all stages of life, fear presents a problem to almost everyone. "We are largely the playthings of our fears," wrote the British author Horace Walpole many years ago. "To one, fear of the dark; to another, of physical pain; to a third, of public ridicule; to a fourth, of poverty; to a fifth, of loneliness-for all of us our particular creature waits in a hidden place." Fear is often a useful emotion. When you become frightened, many physical changes occur within your body. Your heartbeat and responses quicken; your pupils expand to admit more light; large quantities of energy-producing adrenaline (肾上激素) are poured into your bloodstream. Confronted with a fire or accident, fear can fuel life-saving flight (逃离). Similarly, when a danger is psychological rather than physical, fear can force you to take self-protective measures. It is only when fear is disproportional to the danger at hand that it becomes a problem. Some people are simply more vulnerable to fear than others. A visit to the newborn nursery of any large hospital will demonstrate that, from the moment of their births, a few fortunate infants respond calmly to sudden fear-producing situations such as a loudly slammed door. Yet a neighbor in the next bed may cry out with profound fright. From birth, he or she is more prone to learn fearful responses because he or she has inherited a tendency to be more sensitive.Further, psychologists know that our early experiences and relationships strongly shape and determine our later fears. A young man named Bill, for example, grew up with a father who regarded each adversity as a temporary obstacle to be overcome with imagination and courage. Using his father as a model, Bill came to welcome adventure and to trust his own ability to solve problem. Phil's dad, however, spent most of his time trying to protect himself and his family. Afraid to risk the insecurity of a job change, he remained unhappy in one position. He avoided long vacations because "the car might break down." Growing up in such a home, Phil naturally learned to become fearful and tense.56. In the last sentence of Paragraph 1, "our particular creature" refers to _. A. fear of something B. a fierce beast C. physical pain D. public ridicule57. Fear can be a useful emotion to us because it can_.A. stimulate many physical changes within our body. B. quicken our heartbeat and response.  C. pour large quantities of adrenaline into our bloodstream D. help us respond quickly to danger and protect ourselves58. Fear becomes a problem only when_.A. the danger is thought greater than it really is B. the danger is more psychological than physical  C. one cannot stand the danger  D. one is not well prepared for it 59. Different responses of newborn infants to a loudly slammed door imply that _. A. some people are inherently more easily affected by danger B. people s response to stimuli is not an inherited feature C. some people seem to be very sensitive to noise D. people sometimes seem to turn a deaf ear to noise 60. Psychologists have found that our later fears are determined largely by our _. A. home education  B. school education  C. parents lifestyle  D. early experiences Passage 2Both civilization and culture are fairly modern words, having come into prominent use during the 19thcentury by anthropologists, historians, and literary figures. There has been a strong tendeny to use them interchangeably as though they mean the same thing, but they are not the same. Although modern in their usage, the two words derived from ancient Latin. The word civilization is basedon the Latin civis, of a city. Thus civilization, in its most es