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中国人民大学博士研究生入学考试英语试题

中国人民大学2007年博士研究生入学考试英语试题

PartⅠVocabulary（20%）

Directions:

Choosethebestanswer（fromA,B,CandD）tocompleteeachofthefollowingsentences.MarkyourchoicewithasinglebaracrossthesquarebracketsonyourMachine-scoringAnswerSheet.

1．Tomdoesn'tthinkthatthe______situationhereisasgoodashishometown's.

A．economicsB．economicC．economyD．economical

2．______theincreaseinthenumberofcomputersinouroffices,theamountofpaperhatweneedhasrisenaswell.

A．AlongwithB．AltogetherC．AlthoughD．Allalong

3．Thefoodwasdivided______accordingtotheageandsizeofthechild.

A．equallyB．individuallyC．sufficientlyD．proportionally

4．Ournewfirm______foracredible,aggressiveindividualwithgreatskillstofillthisposition.

A．havelookedB．arelookingC．islookingD．look

5．Plasticbagsareusefulforholdingmanykindsoffood,______theircleanness,toughnessandlowcost.

A．byvirtueofB．inadditiontoC．forthesakeofD．asopposedto

6．He______himselfbitterlyforhismiserablebehaviorthatevening.

A．repealedB．resentedC．replayedD．reproached

7．Manyofthefadsofthe1970s______astoday'slatestfashions.

A．arebeingrevivedB．isrevised

C．arerevokedD．isbeingreviled

8．Alloftheinternationaldelegatesattendingtheconference______tobringasouvenirfromtheirowncountries.

A．hasaskedB．isaskingC．wereaskedD．wasasking

9．BritainhopesofagoldmedalintheOlympicGamessuffered______yesterday,whenHunterfailedtoqualifyduringpreliminarysession.

A．asevereset-backB．sharpset-back

C．asevereblown-upD．sharpblown-up

10．Ifyouwanttodowellontheexam,you______onthedirectionsthattheprofessorgivesandtakeexactnotes.

A．willhaveconcentratedB．havetoconcentrate

C．willbeconcentratedD．willbeconcentrating

11．What______aboutthatarticleinthenewspaperwasthatitswritershowedallattitudecoolenough,professionalenoughand,therefore,cruelenoughwhenfacingthattragedy.

A．workedmeoutB．knockedmeoutC．broughtmeupD．putmeforward

12．Sincehisinjurywasserious,thedoctorsuggestedthathe______inthegame.

A．didnotplayB．mustnotplayC．notplayD．nottoplay

13．Accordingtothelatestreport,consumerconfidence______abreathtaking15pointslastmonth,toitslowestlevelintenyears.

A．soaredB．mutatedC．plummetedD．fluctuated

14．Ourcartrunk______withsuitcasesandwecouldhardlymakeroomforanything.

A．wentcrammingB．wascrammed

C．iscrammingD．wasbeencrammed

15．Thesecretarydidn'tknowwhohewas,orshe______himmorepolitely.

A．willbetreatingB．wouldhavetreated

C．wastreatingD．wouldhavebeentreated

16．Theinstructionsonhowtousethenewmachine______thatnobodyseemedtobeabletounderstand.

A．wereverysimplisticB．wasveryconfused

C．weresoconfusingD．wassosimplistic

17．Johnplayedbasketballincollegeand______activeeversince.

A．haveextremelybeenB．hasbeenextremely

C．willbeextremelyD．shouldextremelybe

18．The______ofthespringwaterattractsalotofvisitorsfromalloverthecountry.

A．clashB．clarifyC．clarityD．clatter

19．______thegiftinbeautifulgreenpaper,Sarahdepartedfortheparty.

A．HavingwrappedB．TowrapC．WrapD．Wrapping

20．TheadvertisementforSuperSudsdetergent______thatthesalehasincreasedby25%inthefirstquarteroftheyear.

A．havebeensosuccessfulB．hadbeensosuccessful

C．hasbeensosuccessfulD．willbesosuccessful

21．TomandAlice______havinganewcartoreplacetheiroldoneforyears.

A．hasbeendreamingofB．havebeendreamingof

C．hasdreamedD．willhavedreamed

22．Whentheairinacertainspaceissqueezedtooccupyasmallerspace,theairissaidtobe______.

A．commencedB．compressedC．compromisedD．compensated

23．______theheavypollution,thecityofficialshavedecidedtocancelschoolfortheday.

A．PriorB．BymeansofC．DuetoD．Through

24．Ourbossistakingeveryonetotheballettonight,andIneedtomakesuremynewdress______fortheoccasion.

A．hasbeencleanedB．shouldhavebeencleaned

C．isbeingcleanedD．hasbeencleaning

25．Peter'smotherkepttellinghimthat______inthestreetisdangerous,buthewouldnotlisten.

A．playedB．willplayC．playingD．beenplaying

26．Aknowledgeofhistory______ustodealwiththevastrangeofproblemsconfrontingthecontemporaryworld.

A．equipsB．providesC．offersD．satisfies

27．Hewouldn'teventhinkofwearingclothes;______theymakehimlooksoold!

A．sameB．despiteC．suchD．that

28．Maryfinallydecided______allthejunkshehadkeptinthegarage.

A．getridB．gottenridofC．gettingridofD．togetridof

29．Theteamleaderofmountainclimbersmarkedout______.

A．thatseemedtobethebestrouteB．whatseemedtobethebestroute

C．whichseemedtobetilebestrouteD．somethingthattobethebestroute

30．TomJones,who______aroundtheworld,willcometoAsianextmonth.

A．willbetouringB．havetouredC．hadbeentouringD．hasbeentouring

31．Thepaintontheclown'sface______thatitscaredthechildrenhewastryingtoentertain.

A．wassoexaggerationB．wereanexaggeration

C．wassuchanexaggerationD．wasexaggerating

32．Menoftenwaitlongertogethelpformedicalproblemsthanwomen,and______,womenliveaboutsixyearslongerthanmenonanaverage.

A．insteadofB．constantlyC．consequentlyD．because

33．The______emphasisonexamsisbyfartheworstformofcompetitioninschools.

A．negligentB．edibleC．fabulousD．disproportionate

34．Thereis______conflictinginformationonhowmuchironwomenneedintheirdiet.

A．somuchB．somanyC．toofewD．afew

35．Itmustguaranteefreedomofexpression,totheendthatall______totheflowofideasshallberemoved.

A．propheciesB．transactionsC．argumentsD．hindrances

36．Notuntilthe1980s______inBeijingstarttofindwaystopreservehistoricbuildingsfromdestruction.

A．someconcernedcitizensB．someconcerningcitizens

C．didsomeconcerningcitizensD．didsomeconcernedcitizens

37．Afterfailinghismid-termexams,Jeremywas______facehisparents.

A．tooashamedtoB．tooembarrassingto

C．veryashamedofD．veryembarrassingto

38．Mygrandmotherhasbeengoingtoabetterdentist,sothis______problemssheishavingwithherdentures.

A．won'teliminateB．willbeelimination

C．shouldhavebeeneliminatedD．shouldhelpeliminate

39．Hetoldastoryabouthissisterwhowasinasad______whenshewasillandhadnomoney.

A．plightB．polarizationC．plagueD．pigment

40．Duringhertwo-weekstayinBeijing,Elizabethnever______achrome（chance）topracticeherChinese.

A．passedbyB．passedonC．passedoutD．passedup

PartⅡReadingComprehension（30%）

Directions:

Readthefollowingpassagesandthenchoosethebestanswer（fromA,B,CandD）tocompleteeachofthefollowingsentences.MarkyourchoicewithasinglebaracrossthesquarebracketsonyourMachine-scoringAnswerSheet.

Passage1

Britishfoodhasagoodreputation,butEnglishcookinghasabadone.Itisdifficulttoexplainthereasonforthis.Unfortunately,however,superbrawingredientsareoftenminedfromthekitchensothattheycometothetablewithoutanyofthenaturalflavorandgoodness.

ThisbadreputationdiscouragesalotofpeoplefromeatinginanEnglishrestaurant.Iftheydogotoone,theyareusuallyfullofprejudiceagainstthefood.Itisapity,becausethereareexcellentcooksinEngland,excellentrestaurants,andexcellenthome-cooking.How,then,hasthebadreputationbeenbuiltup?

PerhapsonereasonisthatBritain'sIndustrialRevolutionoccurredveryearly,inthemiddleofthenineteenthcentury.Asaresult;thequalityoffoodchangedtoo.ThiswasbecauseBritainstoppedbeingalargelyagriculturalcountry.Thepopulationofthetownsincreasedenormouslybetween1840and1870,andpeoplecouldnolongergrowtheirownfood,orbuyitfleshfromafarm.Hugequantitiesoffoodhadtobetakentothetowns,andalotofitlostitsfreshnessontheway.

Thislackoffreshnesswasdisguisedby“dressingup”thefood.Therichmiddleclassesate16ngelaboratemealswhichwerecookedforthembyFrenchchefs.Frenchbecame,andhasremained,theofficiallanguageofthediningroom.Out-of-seasondelicacieswereservedinspiteoftheirexpense,fortherewerealargenumberofextremelywealthypeoplewhowantedtoestablishthemselvessocially.The“look”ofthefoodwasmoreimportantthanitstaste.

Inthe1930s,thesupplyofservantbegantodecrease.Peoplestilltriedtoproducecomplicateddishes,however,buttheyeconomizedonthepreparationtime.TheSecondWorldWarmadethingsevenworsebymakingrawingredientsextremelyscarce.Asaresult,thereweremanywomenwhoneverhadtheopportunitytochooseapieceofmeatfromawell-stockedbutcher'sshop,butwerecontentandgratefultoacceptanythingthatwasofferedtothem.

FoodrationingcontinuedinBritainuntiltheearly1950s.Itwasonlyafterthishadstopped,andbutter,eggsandcreambecamemoreplentiful,anditwaspossibletotravelabroadagainandtasteotherwaysofpreparingfood,thattheEnglishdifferencetoeatingbecamereplacedbyanewenthusiasmforit.

41．Accordingtotheauthor,itisdifficulttoexplain______.

A．whyexcellentingredientsarespoiledintheprocessofcooking

B．whypeopledonotlikeEnglishcooking

C．whyBritishfoodoftenhasanaturalflavor

D．whypeoplepreferhome-cookingtoreadymadefood

42．ThenegativeeffectofBritain'sIndustrialRevolutiononEnglishcookingisthat______.

A．thepopulationinthecountrysidedecreaseddramatically

B．peoplenolongergrewtheirownfoodontheirownfarms

C．thefreshnessoffoodwaslostonthewaytothecities

D．Britainwasnolongeranagricul