2005年北京中科院考博英语真题.doc

2005年北京中科院考博英语真题CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCESENGLISH ENTRANCE EXAMINATION FOR DOCTORAL CANDIDATESMarch 2005PAPER ONEPART ILISTENING COMPREHENSION (20 minutes, 20 points) Section A (10 points, 1 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 question will be spoken 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 Machine-scoring Answer Sheet.1. A. He needs more fresh air. B. He is willing to go out. C. He is too sick to go out. D. He opened the window.2. A. Their friends. B. Daily activities. C. Past experiences. D. Historical events.3. A. To buy a ticket. B. To pay a fee. C. To pay back a debt. D. To buy a gift. 4. A. Give information. B. State preferences. C. Ask permission. D. Attract attention.5. A. In a gymnasium. B. In an art exhibition.C. In a shop.D. In a hotel.6. A. 19 dollars each. B. 38 dollars each.C. 30 dollars altogether.D. 36 dollars altogether. 7. A. Jack is a gentleman.B. Jack does everything right.C. Jack is a desirable husband. D. Jack behaves immaturely sometimes. 8. A. It was remarkable to both the man and the woman.B. It was not suitable for the woman. C. The man hated this kind of movie.D. The woman complained about its quality.9. A. See how much the jacket is.B. See if the jacket there is blue. C. See if there is a cell phone in the jacket.D. See if there was anything turned in this morning.10. A. The man has caught a cold.B. The woman was caught in a rainstorm.C. The weather forecast was inaccurate.D. It rained very heavily. Section B(10 points, 1 point each)Directions: In this section, you will hear three short talks. At the end of each talk, there will be a few questions. Both the talk 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 Machine-scoring Answer Sheet.Questions 11-13 are based on Talk 1.11. A. Language comes from physical labor.B. Language learning is a long-term endeavor.C. Language reflects history.D. Language study is very important.12. A. Constructing a wheel.B. Making a choice.C. Coming back.D. Turning around.13. A. The overthrow of a class.B. The overthrow of a tyrant.C. The overthrow of a belief.D. The overthrow of an act.Questions 14-17 are based on Talk 2.14. A. Its a wonderful idea. B. Its not a smart thing to do. C. Its too difficult to put into practice. D. Its interesting to the decision maker.15. A. Telling people about your degrees. B. Promising that you will make good achievements. C. Introducing your job responsibilities. D. Talking about the needs of the potential employer. 16. A. The results which your potential boss wants to gain with your assistance. B. The results of making more money on an international market. C. The results that the employer has seen in the past. D. The results that your potential boss does not want to see.17. A. Proving that you are capable of doing the job.B. Seeking the position that is not too high or too low for you.C. Insisting that experience is more important than knowledge.D. Claiming that you are better than any other applicant.Questions 18-20 are based on Talk 3. 18. A. They exercise dogs twice a day. B. They learn how to be responsible for dogs. C. They encourage dogs to go for long walks. D. They like dogs too much to care about other things. 19. A. Working for the police.B. Relaxing with other dogs.C. Protecting businesses.D. Guiding the blind.20. A. Dogs ride in public transport.B. Dogs bite their owners when in a rage.C. Vehicles run over stray dogs.D. People always keep dogs on leads.PART IIVOCABULARY (15 minutes, 10 points, 0.5 point each)Directions: Choose the word or expression below each sentence that best completes the statement, and mark the corresponding letter of your choice with a single bar across the square brackets on your Machine-scoring Answer Sheet.21. Giorgio, now fifteen, and Lucia, also in her teens, were reaching the _ of their adolescence.A. crisis B. criterion C. causality D. credibility 22. At first Jackie prayed, frozen in fear, but gradually his terror _ curiosity.A. put up with B. lived up to C. did away with D. gave way to 23. The International Olympic Committee rejects the accusations that Beijings budget-cutting move might _ its preparation for the games.A. degrade B. deliberate C. deploy D. defend24. You are not allowed to take a second job _ your employer gives you permission. A. so long as B. otherwise C. unless D. whereas25. They continued to _ about and enjoy themselves until they became tired. A. strokeB. strollC. stammer D. string26. The survey asked 750 school children about the values and beliefs they _ from television.A. pick up B. take up C. put up D. make up27. I am grateful for your _ invitation, and Id like to accept your offer with pleasure. A. delighted B. innocent C. gracious D. prestigious28. I must _ you farewell right now, but on some future occasion, I hope to see you again. A. relayB. bidC. send D. deliver29. Perhaps my dishes will not be as delicious as those which you are accustomed to eating, but I beg you to grant my _ and have dinner with me.A. resentment B. requirementC. request D. reservation30. That singular achievement was not just about Koreas arrival as a football force but as a self-confident mature nation to be _ seriously. A. coped B. shown C. established D. taken 31. Europe as a _ unit did little by itself; it either sent for US help, or each European government acted on its own.A. incidental B. apparent C. cohesive D. descendent 32. On 9 December, James Joyce experienced one of those coincidences which affected him _ at the time and which later became material for his books. A. inadequatelyB. systematicallyC. profoundlyD. simultaneously33. Embarrassed, I nodded, trying to think of some way to _ my error. A. make do with B. make up for C. go in for D. go along with 34. Furthermore, if I were to leave him, he would _, for he cannot endure to be separated from me for more than one hour. A. prevailB. preside C. perishD. persecute35. With high hopes, the company sent samples of the substance to scientists, but they couldnt _ any practical uses for it. A. come up with B. do justice to C. get even with D. look up to 36. He signed a new contract with the Dublin firm, Maunsel & Company, on more favorable _ than those Grant Richards had given him.A. items B. terms C. articles D. specifications37. Most scientists agree this outpouring contributes to global warming, which could eventually lead to coastal flooding, _ weather, and widespread crop loss.A. intensive B. extreme C. unpleased D. unique 38. There was a quick turnover of staff in the department as the manager treated his employees with _ contempt. A. utter B. sole C. intimate D. corresponding 39. The source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, _ to discuss the implication of that conclusion. A. receded B. implied C. complied D. declined 40. Childhood can be a time of great insecurity and loneliness, during which the need to be accepted by peers _ great significance.A. takes on B. works out C. brings about D. gives in PART IIICLOZE TEST (15 minutes, 15 points)Directions: There are 15 blanks in the following passage. Read the passage through. Then, go back and choose the most suitable of the words or phrases marked A, B, C, and D for each blank in the passage. Mark the corresponding letter of the word or phrase you have chosen with a single bar across the square brackets on your Machine-scoring Answer Sheet.Can exercise be a bad thing? Sudden death during or soon after strenuous exertion on the squash court or on the army training grounds, is not unheard of. 41 trained marathon runners are not immune to fatal heart attacks. But no one knows just 42 common these sudden deaths linked to exercise are. The registration and investigation of such 43 is very patchy; only a national survey could determine the true 44 of sudden deaths in sports. But the climate of medical opinion is shifting in 45 of exercise, for the person recovering from a heart attack as 46 as the average lazy individual. Training can help the victim of a heart attack by lowering the 47 of oxygen the heart needs at any given level of work 48 the patient can do more before reaching the point where chest pains indicate a heart starved of oxygen. The question is, should middle-aged people, 49 particular, be screened for signs of heart disease before 50 vigorous exercise?Most cases of sudden death in sport are caused by lethal arrhythmias in the beating of the heart, often in people 51 undiagnosed coronary heart disease. In North America 52 over 35 is advised to have a physical check-up and even an exercise electrocardiogram. The British, on the whole, think all this testing is unnecessary. Not many people die from exercise, 53 , and ECGs（心电图）are notoriously inaccurate. However, two medical cardiologists at the Victoria Infirmary in Glasgow, advocate screening by exercise ECG for people over 40, or younger people 54 at risk of developing coronary heart disease. Individuals showing a particular abnormality in their ECGs 55 , they say, a 10 to 20 times greater risk of subsequently developing signs of coronary heart disease, or of sudden death. 41. A. Then B. Though C. Since D. Even42. A. why B. how C. if D. what43. A. runners B. exercises C. patients D. cases 44. A. initiation B. evidence C. incidence D. indication45. A. favor B. positive C. inclination D. bias46. A. good B. well C. much D. far47. A. weight B. amount C. degree D. quality48. A. however B. because C. but D. so 49. A. at B. to C. for D. in 50. A. taking up B. trying on C. getting over D. doing with51. A. beyond B. by C. with D. of52. A. anyone B. noneC. some D. nobody53. A. of course B. at all C. after all D. by far54. A. readily B. suddenly C. already D. ready55. A. having B. had C. having been D. have PART IVREADING COMPREHENSION (60 minutes, 30 points)Directions: You will read five passages in this part of the test. Below each passage there are some questions or incomplete statements. Each question or statement is followed by four choices marked A, B, C, and D. Read the passage carefully, and then select the choice that best answers the question or completes the statement. Mark the letter of your choice with a single bar across the square brackets on your Machine-scoring Answer Sheet.Passage 1 I myself first saw Samarkand from a rise across a wilderness of crumbling ruins and great graveyards which lie between it and the airport. Suddenly we caught a glimpse of painted towers and the great blue domes of mosques and tombs shouldering the full weight of the sky among bright green trees and gardens. Beyond the gardens and the glittering domes still were those watchful mountains and their evocative snow. I found myself thinking of the thrill I had on catching my first sight of Damascus after crossing the desert from Syria. The light, the orchards and many of the trees were the same but deeper still was the sense of coming into contact with one of the most astonishing cultures in history, the world of the one and only Allah and his prophet Muhammad. It was a world that completely overawed me.Yet the memory of Samarkand which stays with me most clearly is quite a humble one. Coming back to the city from the country on my last evening we passed some unusual elm trees and I stopped to have a look at them. They were, my guide told me, perhaps a thousand years old, older certainly than Genghis Khan. A flock of fat-tailed sheep (the same kind of sheep that my own ancestors saw a Hottentot keeping when they landed at the Cape of Good Hope 321 years ago), tended by some Tadshik children, moved slowly home in the distance. Then from the city came quite clearly the call to prayer from mosque and minaret. I had not expected any calls at all and it made no difference that some of the calls came over loud-speakers. Then beyond the trees an old man appeared on a donkey, dismounted, spread a prayer mat on the ground, and kneeling towards Mecca, he began to pray. From Samarkand I journeyed on to Bokhara which was once the holiest city in Central Asia. At one time it possessed over a hundred religious colleges and close to four hundred mosques. It drew adventurers of all races towards it as it did Marco Polo. Not many of them reached their destination. These days at what used to be one of the richest market places in the world, one buys ice-cream instead of slaves; watches and mass-produced trinkets and fizzy drinks instead of gold, silks and turquoise jewellery. Few of the four hundred mosques remain and most have vanished without even leaving a trace.56. Samarkand lies _.A. in a desertB. high in the mountainsC. in front of DamascusD. between the mountains and the airport57. The author said that he was overawed by _.A. the beauty of the sceneB. the sight of DamascusC. the age of the placeD. the world of Allah and Muhammad 58. The author refers to his clearest memory of Samarkand as “humble” because _. A. it was an ordinary scene that he remembered B. it was his last night in the city and his last memoryC. the elm trees were older than Genghis KhanD. the trees looked impressive in the evening light59. The author says that the sheep he saw were similar to _.A. the ones his ancestors had keptB. the ones that lived in his own countryC. those his ancestors had seen at the Cape of Good Hope D. those his ancestors had taken to the Cape of Good Hope60. The author was surprised to hear the calls to prayer because _.A. he was far away from the city, yet he could hear them clearlyB. he did not think there would be an