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1、2014年四川大学考博英语入学考试试题考生请注意：1本试题共5大题，共12页，请考生注意检查，考试时间为180分钟。21-70题答案请填写在机读卡相应处，否则不给分。3翻译和作文请答在答题纸上，答在试题上不给分。书写要求字迹清楚、工整。IReading Comprehension (30%; one mark each)Directions: Read the following six passages. Answer the questions below each passage by choosing A, B, C, or D. Write your answers on the A

2、nswer Sheet.Passage OneIn general, our society is becoming one of giant enterprises directed by a bureaucratic management in which man becomes a small, well-oiled cog in the machinery. The oiling is done with higher wages, Nell-ventilated factories and piped music, and by psychologists and “human-re

3、lations” experts; yet all this oiling does not alter the fact that man has become powerless, that he is bored with it. In fact, the blue and the white-collar workers have become economic puppets who dance to the tune of automated machines and bureaucratic management.The worker and employee are anxio

4、us, not only because they might find themselves out of a job; they are anxious also because they are unable to acquire any real satisfaction of interesting life. They live and die without ever having confronted the fundamental realities of human existence as emotionally and intellectually independen

5、t and productive human beings.Those higher up on the social ladder are no less anxious. Their lives are no less empty than those of their subordinates. They are even more insecure in some respects. They are in a highly competitive race. To be promoted or to fall behind is not a matter of salary but

6、even more a matter of self-respect. When they apply for their first job, they are tested for intelligence as well as for the right mixture of submissiveness and independence. From the moment on they are tested again and again-by the psychologists, for whom testing is a big business, and by their sup

7、eriors, who judge their behavior, sociability, capacity to get along, etc. This constant need to prove that one is as good as or better than ones fellow-competitor creates constant anxiety and stress, the very causes of unhappiness and illness.Am I suggesting that we should return to the preindustri

8、al mode of production or to nineteenth-century “free enterprise” capitalism? Certainly not. Problems the never solved by returning to a stage which one has already outgrown. I suggest transforming our social system form, a bureaucratically managed industrialism in which maxima, production and consum

9、ption are ends in themselves, into a humanist industrialism in which man and full development of his potentialities-those of all love and of reason-are the aims of social arrangements. Production and consumption should serve only as means to this end and should be prevented from ruling man.1. By “a

10、well-oiled cog in the machinery” the author intends to deliver the idea that man is _. A a necessary part of the society though each individuals function is negligible B working in complete harmony with the rest of the society C an unimportant part in comparison with the rest of the society D a humb

11、le component of the society, especially when working smoothly2. The real cause of the anxiety of the workers and employees is that _. A they are likely to lose their jobs B they have no genuine satisfaction or interest in life C they are faced with the fundamental realities of human existence D they

12、 are deprived of their individuality and independence3. From the passage we can conclude that real happiness of life belongs to those _. A who are at the bottom of the society B who are higher up in their social status C who prove better than their fellow-competitors D who could dip fir away from th

13、is competitive world4. To solve the present social problems the author puts forward a suggestion that we should _. A resort to the production mode of our ancestors B offer higher wages to the workers and employees C enable man to fully develop his potentialities D take the fundamental realities for

14、granted5. The authors attitude towards industrialism might best be summarized as one of _. A approvalB dissatisfaction C suspicionD susceptibilityPassage TwoThe government-run command post in Tunis is staffed around the clock by military personnel, meteorologists and civilians. On the wall are maps,

15、 crisscrossed with brightly colors arrows that painstakingly track the fearsome path of the enemy.What kind of invader gives rise to such high-level monitoring? Not man, not beast, but the lowly desert locust（蝗虫）. In recent moths, billions of the 3-inch-long winged warriors have descended on Algeria

16、, Libya, Morocco and Tunisia, blackening the sky and eating up crops and vegetation. The insect invasion, the worst in 30 years, is already creating great destruction in the Middle East and is now treating southern Europe. The current crisis began in late 1985 near the Red Sea. Unusually rainy weath

17、er moistened the sands of the Sudan, making them ideal breeding grounds for the locust, which lays its eggs in the earth. The insect onslaught threatens to create yet another African famine. Each locust can eat its weight (not quite a tenth of an ounce) in vegetation every 24 hours. A good-size swar

18、m of 50 billion insects eats up 100,000 tons of grass, trees and crops in a single night.All $150 million may be needed this year. The U.S. has provided two spraying planes and about 50,000 gal. of pesticide. The European Community has donated $3.8 million in aid and the Soviet Union, Canada, Japan

19、and China have provided chemical-spraying aircraft to help wipe out the pests. But relief efforts are hampered by the relative mildness of approved pesticides, which quickly lose their deadly punch and require frequent replications. The most effective locust killer Dieldrin has been linked to cancer

20、 and is banned by many Western countries and some of the affected African nations. More than 5 million acres have been dusted with locust-killing chemicals; another 5 million will be treated by the end of June.On May 30, representatives of Tunisia, Algeria, Libya, Morocco and Mauritania will meet in

21、 Algiers to discuss tactics to wipe out the ravenous swarms. The move is an important step, but whatever plan is devised, the locust plague promised to get worse before the insects can be brought under control.6. The main idea of the first sentence in the passage is that _. A the command post is sta

22、tioned with people all the time. B the command post is crowded with people all the time. C there are clocks around the command post. D the clock in the command post is taken care of by the staff.7. The favorable breeding ground for the locust is _. A rich soil. B wet land C spaces covered crops and

23、vegetation D the Red Sea8. People are alert at the threat of the locust because _. A the insects are likely to create another African famine. B the insects may blacken the sky. C the number of the insects increases drastically. D the insects are gathering and moving in great speed.9. Which of the fo

24、llowing is true? A Once the pesticides are used, locust will die immediately. B Relief efforts are proved most fruitful due to the effectiveness of certain pesticides. C Dieldrin, the most effective locust killer, has been widely accepted in many countries. D Over 10 million acres of affected area w

25、ill have been treated with locust-killing chemicals by the end of June.10. The purpose for affected nations to meet in Algiers on May 30 is _. A to devise antilocust plans. B to wipe out the swarms in two years. C to call out for additional financial aid from other nations. D to bring the insects un

26、der control before the plague gets worse.Passage ThreeThe London 2012 sustainability watchdog embroiled in a row over the sports ship of the Olympic Stadium by Dow Chemical is to push the International Olympic Committee to appoint an “ethics champion” for future Games.The Commission for a Sustainabl

27、e London 2012 has been bruised by criticism over Dows sponsorship of the wrap that will surround the Olympic stadium, particularly since commissioner Meredith Alexander last month resigned in protest.Campaigners believe that Dow has ongoing liabilities relating to the 1984 Bhopal disaster that resul

28、ted in the deaths of an estimated 20,000 people and the serious injury of tens of thousands more. Dow, which bought the owner of the plant in 2001, insists that all liabilities have been settled in full.Commission chairman Shaun McCarthy said that its tight sustainability remit did not extend to act

29、ing as moral guardian of the Olympic movement but that it would press for such a role to be created when evaluating sponsors for future Games.In addition to sponsoring the 7m pounds wrap that will surround the Olympic Stadium, Dow has a separate 100m dollars sponsorship deal with the IOC that was si

30、gned in 2010.But McCarthy also defended the commissions role in evaluating the Dow deal, after Amnesty International wrote to London 2012 chairman Lord Coe to raise the issue.“What has been lost in all of this story is that a really excellent, sustainable product has been procured, we looked at Loco

31、gs examination of Dow Chemicals current corporate responsibility policies and, again, Dow achieved that highest score in that evaluation. We verified that.” said McCarthy.“As far as the history is concerned and issues around Bhopal, there is no doubt Bhopal was a terrible disaster and snore injustic

32、e was done to the victims. Who is responsible for that injustice is a matter for the courts and a matter for others. We have a specific remit and terms of reference that we operate under and we have operated diligently under those terms.”The commission will on Thursday release its annual review. It

33、finds that “good press” has been made to wands many of Locogs sustainability target, but that “major challenges” remain.In particular, the commission found that there was no coherent strategy to achieve a 20% reduction in carbon emissions after an earlier scheme to use renewable energy feel through

34、when a wind turbine on the site proved impractical.“We had conversations with Locog over a year ago about this and said they had to demonstrate how they were going to achieve at least 20% carbon reductions through energy conservation if theyre not going to do it through renewable energy,” said McCar

35、thy. “There are some good initiatives, but quite frankly they just havent done it.”11. Why was Dows sponsorship criticized according to the passage? A The products are not sustainable. B It was related to Bhopal disaster. C It bribed the London Olympic committee. D It cant reduce 20% of the carbon e

36、mission.12. What is Paragraph 4 mainly about? A Commissions role B Commissions achievements C Commissions complaints D Commissions defense13. Which of the following words can best replace the underlined word “row” (Para. 1)? A lineB argument C boatingD course14. What is one of the challenges of the

37、sustainability target mentioned in the passage? A Ethic champion of the games. B Reduction in carbon emissions. C The wind turbine proved to be impractical. D Renewable energy is not available.15. Which of the following can best summarize the passage? A Commission defends its own role in evaluating

38、controversial. B Dows way to the 2012 London Olympic Games. C Campaign against Dows sponsorship. D IOCs review on the controversy.Passage FourAs Facebook dominates the news with its initial public offering, activists are seizing the moment to pressure the company to add some estrogen and ethnicity t

39、o its white-male board.A womens rights group called Ultraviolet, which has been running an online petition that claims to have attracted more than 50,000 signatures, is escalating its push, posting a new YouTube video called “Do Women Have a Future at Facebook?”. The video shows photos of successful

40、 women such as Hillary Clinton getting their heads cropped off the replaced with the smiling face of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg.“Facebook has grown off the backs of women, who make up the majority of its users and are responsible for the majority of sharing and fan activity on the site,” the g

41、roup says in a blurb accompanying the video. An all-male board, the group says, is “not just wrong, its bad for business”. A related campaign, called Face It, criticizes the lack of ethnic diversity on the seven-member board. “seven white men: Thats ridiculous,” the group says on its homepage, along

42、 side headshots of the men. The campaign, which lists dozens of human-rights groups and corporate executives as supporters, also has its own YouTube video. Called “Face it, Facebook”, the video cites a recent Zuckerberg letter to investors that says:“Facebook was not originally created to be a compa

43、ny. It was built to accomplish a social mission-to make the world more open and connected.”That message is at odds with the pale-faced board, activists say. Susan Stautberg, co-chairwoman of Women Corporate Directors, an organization for female corporate board members, says Zuckerbergs thinking is f

44、lawed. “If youre trying to expand a company globally, then you want someone on the board who has built a global brand,” she says. “Most of these guys on Facebooks board all have the same skills-theyre mostly from Silicon Valley and Washington. You want someone who has worked in China and India and r

45、ising markets. You want someone who has marketed to women. When youre putting together a board, you dont want your best friends, you want the best people.”Having zero female directors does not appear to be a good business plan, research shows. Companies with women on the board perform substantially

46、better than companies with all-mall boards, according to a 2011 study of Fortune 500 companies conducted by the research group Catalyst. The study showed that over the course of four to five years, companies with three or more female board members, on average, outperformed companies with no female b

47、oard members by 84 percent when it came to return on sales and by 60 percent when it came to return on invested capital.Facebook may secretly be on the lookout for a female board member, according to a recent Bloomberg report. Citing unnamed sources, Bloomberg said Facebook had enlisted the corporat

48、e-recruitment firm Spencer Stuart to help seek some diversity. Spencer Stuary says it does not comment on clients due to confidentiality agreements.16. Which of the following descriptions is CORRECT about the Ultraviolet Group? A It is a non-government organization. B It is appealing for “more female roles in big corporations like Facebook” through the Internet. C It has the support of many female celeb