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四川大学博士研究生入学考试英语试题

四川大学2004年博士研究生入学考试英语试题

PartⅠListeningComprehension（10%）

（略）

PartⅡVocabularyandStructures（10%）

SectionA

Directions:

Inthissection,therearetenincompletesentences.Beneatheachofthesentencesyouwillseefourwordsorphrases,markedA,B,CandD．Choosetheonewordorphrasethatcompletesbestthesentence,andmarkoutyourchoiceontheANSWERSHEET.

16．Theconceptofaloyalopposition—the______ofmoderndemocracy—rarelyprevailsand,muchmorefrequently,oppositionisequatedwithtreasonandruthlesslysuppressed.

A．loopB．essenceC．equivalentD．velocity

17．Timmerisknownasatouchmanagerwhodemands______results.

A．credibleB．undeniableC．dynamicD．tangible

18．HehasbeenplowingthroughabiographyofLyndonJohnsonanda______ofHenryKissinger.

A．casualtyB．criteriaC．dissectionD．necessity

19．Nowthepublichasanunprecedentedchancetopeerovertheshouldersofarchaeologistsandhistoriansandgetafirsthandlookatthe______oftheMongolsandtheirAsianpredecessors.

A．legacyB．bequestC．converseD．miracle

20．Inthesearchforsolutiontoseeminglyoverwhelmingproblems,itbecameincreasingly______toincluderadical,evenrevolutionaryideas.

A．stableB．absoluteC．immortalD．plausible

21．ResearchersatChildren'sHospitalofPittsburghannouncedtheyhaddiscovered______evidencethatavirusisinvolvedinwhatusedtobecalledjuvenilediabetes.

A．incessantB．compellingC．identicalD．problematic

22．StephenSchneider,aclimatologistatStanford,notesthatunlikegreenhousegases,which______rapidlyaroundtheglobe,thesulfatedropletstendtoconcentrateoverindustrializedregions.

A．unifyB．fragmentC．disperseD．shatter

23．Nowthejuries,andultimatelythesocietytheyspeakfor,havetofindsomewaytoexpress______atthebrutalitythatwomenandchildrenfaceeveryday.

A．aggressionB．extenuationC．outrageD．suppression

24．Itwasatypeofurbanstorythatcontinuesto______big-citydwellersforwardeachday,ataleofhardworkandself-startinginitiative,oftakingmattersintoone'sownhandstomakedreamscometrue.

A．propelB．penetrateC．baffleD．harness

25．Theprimordialfireballwouldhavebeenadenseroilingstewofradiationandelementaryparticlescondensingoutofthe______energy,annihilatingeachother,recondensing,thencollidinganddisappearingalloveragain.

A．colossalB．audaciousC．ambientD．autonomous

SectionB

Directions:

Inthissection,eachsentencehasfourunderlinedwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD．Identifytheoneunderlinedwordorphrasethatmustbechangedinorderforthesentencetobecorrect,andmarkoutyourchoiceontheANSWERSHEET.

26．Thelecturermadetooalongspeech,soeverylistenerfelttiredofhim,andsomeevenwentoutofthelecturehallwithoutgettingthepermissionfromthespeaker.

ABCD

27．Itisraininghardoutside.Haven'tyoutakenanumbrellawithyou?

ABCD

28．Ifhewastocomeherethisafternoon,Ishouldaskhimtogotothepartyheldbystudentunion.

ABCD

29．Hedidnotlikeabstractpaintingatall,sothemorehelookedatthedrawingsexhibitedintheartgallery,thelittlehelikedthem.

ABCD

30．Heisawell-knownhardworkingandcleverstudent,andheoftengetstopscoresinhisclass;soallhisclassmatesaresurethathestudiesveryhardly.

ABCD

31．Helookedalittlebitnervous,thatcouldbeseenfromhisfacialexpression.

ABCD

32．Althoughthewagesforallthemembersoftheworkingstaffincreaseregularly,sotheirexpensesdo;forthepricesforeverythingareincreasingdramaticallyatthesametime.

ABCD

33．Soundwavestravelintheairinmuchthesamewaylikewaterwavesspreadonthewater.

ABCD

34．Likeanyotherconstantrepeatedaction,speakinghastobelearned,butonceitislearned,itbecomesagenerallyunconsciousandapparentlyautomaticprocess.

ABCD

35．Moreandmoreoldpeoplewhosegrown-upchildrenpaylittleattentiontothemgatheredtogetherandorganizeinterestingactivitiesforthemselves.

ABCD

PartⅢReadingComprehension（25%）

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillreadfivepassages.Eachoneisfollowedbyseveralquestions.Youaretochoosetheonebestanswertoeachquestion,andmarkyourchoiceontheANSWERSHEET.

PassageOne

Questions36～40arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Largecompaniesneedawaytoreachthesavingsofthepublicatlarge.Thesameproblem,onasmallerscale,facespracticallyeverycompanytryingtodevelopnewproductsandcreatenewjobs.Therecanbelittleprospectofraisingthesortofsumsneededfromfriendsandpeopleweknow,andwhilebanksmayagreetoprovideshort-termfinance,theyaregenerallyunwillingtoprovidemoneyonapermanentbasisforlong-termprojects.Socompaniesruntopublic,invitingpeopletolendthemmoney,ortakeashareinthebusinessinexchangeforashareinfutureprofits.TheydothisissuingstocksandsharesinthebusinessthroughTheStockExchange.Bydoingso,theycanputintocirculationthesavingsofindividualsandinstitution,bothathomeandoverseas.Whenthesaverneedshismoneyback,hedoesnothavetogotothecompanywithwhomheoriginallyplacedit.Instead,hesellshissharesthroughastockbrokertosomeothersaverwhoisseekingtoinvesthismoney.

ManyoftheservicesneededbothbyindustryandbyeachofusareprovidedbytheGovernmentorbylocalauthorities.Withouthospitals,roads,electricity,telephones,railways,thiscountrycouldnotfunction.Alltheserequirecontinuousspendingonnewequipmentandnewdevelopmentiftheyaretoserveusproperly,requiringmoremoneythanisraisedthroughtaxesalone.Thegovernment,localauthorities,andnationalizedindustriesthereforefrequentlyneededtoborrowmoneytofinancemajorcapitalspending,andthey,too,cometoTheStockExchange.

Thereishardlyamanorwomaninthiscountrywhosejoborwhosestandardoflivingdoesnotdependontheabilityofhisorheremployerstoraisemoneytofinancenewdevelopment.Inonewayoranother,thisnewmoneymustcomefromthesavingsofthecountry.TheStockExchangeexiststoprovideachannelthroughwhichthesesavingscanreachthosewhoneedfinance.

36．Almostallcompaniesinvolvedinnewproductionanddevelopmentmust______.

A．relyontheirownfinancialresources

B．persuadethebankstoprovidelong-termfinance

C．borrowlargesumsofmoneyfromfriendsandpeopleweknow

D．dependonthepopulationasawholeforfinance

37．Themoneywhichenablesthesecompaniestogoaheadwiththeirprojectsis______.

A．repaidtoitsoriginalownersassoonaspossible

B．raisedbythesellingofsharesinthecompanies

C．exchangedforpartownershipinTheStockExchange

D．investedindifferentcompaniesonTheStockExchange

38．Whenthesaverswanttheirmoneybackthey______.

A．askanothercompanytoobtaintheirmoneyforthem

B．lookforotherpeopletoborrowmoneyfrom

C．puttheirsharesinthecompanybackonthemarket

D．transfertheirmoneytoamoresuccessfulcompany

39．Alltheessentialservicesonwhichwedependare______.

A．runbytheGovernmentorourlocalauthorities

B．inconstantneedoffinancialsupport

C．financedwhollybyratesandtaxes

D．unabletoprovidefortheneedsofthepopulation

40．ThestockexchangemakesitpossiblefortheGovernment,localauthoritiesandnationalizedindustries______.

A．toborrowasmuchmoneyastheywish

B．tomakecertaineverybodysavesmoney

C．toraisemoneytofinancenewdevelopments

D．tomakecertaineverybodylendsmoneytothem

PassageTwo

Questions41～45arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Theyear1400openedwithmorepeacefulnessthanusualinEngland.Onlyafewmonthsbefore,RichardⅡ,weak,wicked,andtreacherous—hadbeendeposed,andHenryⅣdeclaredkinginhisstead.Butitwasonlyaseemingpeacefulness,lastingforbutalittlewhile;forthoughKingHenryprovedhimselfajustandamercifulman—asjusticeandmercywentwiththemenofironofthosedays—andthoughhedidnotcaretoshedbloodneedlessly,thereweremanynoblefamilieswhohadbeenbenefitedbyKingRichardduringhisreign,andwhohadlostsomeoftheirpowerandprestigefromthecomingofthenewking.

Amongthesewereanumberofgreatlordswhohadbeendegradedfromtheirformertitlesandestates,fromwhichdegradationKingRichardhadliftedthem.TheyplannedtofalluponKingHenryandhisfollowersandtomassacrethemduringagreattournamentwhichwasbeingheldatOxford.Andtheymighthavesucceededhadnotoneoftheirownmembersbetrayedthem.

ButHenrydidnotappearonthelists;whereupon,knowingthathehadbeenlodgingatWindsorwithonlyafewattendants,theconspiratorsmarchedthereagainsthim.Inthemeantime,thekinghadbeenwarnedoftheplot,sothatinsteadoffindinghimintheroyalcastle,theydiscoveredthroughtheirscoutsthathehadhurriedtoLondon,andthathewasmarchingagainstthemastheheadofaconsiderablearmy.Sonothingwasleftbutflight.Oneandanother,theywereallcaughtandsomekilled.Thosefewwhofoundfriendsfaithfulandboldenoughtoaffordthemshelterdraggedthosefriendsdownintheirownruin.

41．WhatdoestheauthorseemtothinkofKingHenry?

A．HewasthebestkingEnglandhadeverhad.

B．Hewasunfairandcowardly.

C．HewasjustasevilasKingRichard.

D．HewasabetterrulerthanKingRichard.

42．HowdidKingHenryfindoutabouttheplot?

A．Hisscoutsdiscoveredit.B．Hesawtheconspiratorscoming.

C．Oneoftheconspiratorstoldhim.D．Hefoundacopyoftheconspirators'plan.

43．HowdidtheconspiratorsfindoutthatHenrywasinLondon?

A．TheysawhimleaveWindsor.B．Henry'sattendantstoldthem.

C．Theysawhima