電子科技大學(xué)工程碩士學(xué)位英語(yǔ)考試

UESTCGENERALENGLISHQUALIFYINGTESTFORMASTERSTUDENTSOFENGINEERING電子科技大學(xué)工程碩士學(xué)位英語(yǔ)考試Jan.9,2005注意事項(xiàng):所有答案必須做在答題紙上,做在試卷上無(wú)效。PartIVocabularyandStructure(20pointsSectionADirections:Beneatheachofthefollowingsentences,therearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentenceifitissubstitutedfortheunderlinedword,ormarkyouranswerwithapencilonANSWERSHEETbyfillinginthebracketwiththecorrespondingletter.1.Geographersusesurveyingequipmenttomeasuredistanceandtofixthepreciselocationofsurfacefeatures.A.determineB.inspectC.reviewD.exhibit2.Apersonwhodealswiththepublicmustbecourteousatalltimes,evenwhenheorsheisverytired.A.forthrightB.politeC.decisiveD.neat3.IfDr.Smithisincompetent,heshouldberemovedfromhisposition.A.thriftyB.boundlessC.permissibleD.incapable4.AccordingtoaUnitedStateslawpassedin1986,statesparticipatingindaylightsavingtimesimultaneouslyadvancetheirclocksonehouronthelastSundayinApril.A.conceptuallyB.systematicallyC.atthesametimeD.empirically5.Anunderstandingofthequantumtheoryisvitalinthestudyofsolid-statephysics.A.solubleB.essentialC.incisiveD.viral6.Becauseoftheausterityprogram,carmakersareespeciallyvulnerabletothedownturn.A.voluntaryB.susceptibleC.peacefulD.problematic7.Thisisaclearindictmentofgovernmentmismanagement.A.signB.statementC.accusationD.injustice8.Certainabilitiesandtraitshelpqualifyapersonforanengineeringcareer.A.treatsB.virusesC.attributesD.merits9.Peoplewhoworkinofficesarefrequentlyreferredtoas…whitecollarworkers?.A.regardedB.concernedwithC.appliedtoD.relatedto10.Thehotelmanagersaidheintendedtolayoffthelessefficientmembersofhisstaff.A.putoffB.turnoffC.giveupD.dismiss11.Heturneduphis_________toprotecthisneckfromthewind.A.collarB.sleeveC.capD.scarf12.Hethinksallanimalfoodisharmfulsohelivesonbread,vegetablesand_________.A.eggsB.cheeseC.beansD.fruit13.Manyelderlypeoplefindpaintingpicturesarelaxingandenjoyable_________.AjobB.employmentC.workD.occupation14.Thecarstoppedso_________thattheonebehindalmostranintoit.A.immediatelyB.closelyC.soonD.suddenly15.Difficultiesoften_________inkeepingtrafficmovingafteraheavysnowstorm.A.ariseB.happenC.becomeD.appear16.Everybody_________himonthestandardofhisperformance.A.cheeredB.congratulatedC.applaudedD.clapped17.MostbroadcastersmaintainthatTVhasbeenunfairlycriticizedandarguethatthepowerofthemediumis_________.A.grantedB.exaggeratedC.impliedD.remedied18.Ididn?tknowtheword.Ihadto_________adictionary.A.makeoutB.lookoutC.gooverD.referto19.Inordertoshowhisbosswhatacarefulworkerhewas,hetook_________troubleoverthefigures.A.extraB.extensiveC.spareD.supreme20.Puttinginanewwindowwill_________cuttingawaypartoftheroof.A.containB.compriseC.includeD.involveSectionBDirections:Ineachquestion,decidewhichofthefourchoicesgivenwillmostsuitablycompletethesentenceifinsertedattheplacemarked.MarkyouranswerwithapencilonANSWERSHEETbyfillinginthebracketwiththecorrespondingletter.21.Butfortherainwe_____ourdestinationbeforefiveyesterday.A.reachedB.wouldhavereachedC.wouldreachD.willreach22.Iwouldrather_____himaboutit.A.youwon?ttellB.youdidn?ttellB.youdonottellD.younottell23.Itookitforgranted_____theywerenotcoming.A.whatB.whichC.thatD.if24.TheOlympicGamesupholdstheidealthat_____mattersisnotwinningbutparticipating.A.itB.whatC.thatD.whether25.Themoleculesofasolidtendtoresist_____.A.beingseparatedB.tobeseparatedC.separatingD.willseparate26.Howeverhard_____,hestillfailedintheexam.A.hetriedB.hehastriedC.hewouldhavetriedD.hadhetried27.Theriskthefinancialcommissionistakingisgreaterthan_____.A.thebankB.thebank?sC.bankD.bankrisk28.Though_____inalargecity,hehasalwayspreferredtoliveasimplelife.A.grownB.roseC.raisedD.cultivated29.Allherroommates_____backhome,shedidn?twanttostayinthedorm.A.havinggoneB.goingC.hadgoneD.went30.Ifwe_________succeed,wewouldberich.A.shouldB.wouldC.canD.did31.Thisisthemostbeautifulpainting_____Ihaveeverseen.A.whichB.whatC.itD.that32.Ihavetoldyouall_____yououghttoknow.A.whatB.itC.thatD.which33.Itwasbecausehehasacautiousnature____hewasn?tinvolvedinthatfinancialscandal.A.whyB.thatC.howD.if34.Manyawoman_________highereducationnowadays.A.hadreceivedB.havereceivedC.hasreceivedD.receiving35.______wegetsomerainsoon,therewillbelittlefruitthissummer.A.IfB.IncaseC.UnlessD.Provided36.Ihavedonenothingexcept_____whatIshould.A.doB.doingC.todoD.done37.Hewasneverheard_____English.A.speakB.speakingC.tospeakD.spoken38.Hisideawasthatshe_____therehalfanhouraheadoftime.A.mustgetB.getC.wouldgetD.gets39._____tohelpwasagreatencouragementtous.A.TheycomeB.TheircomingC.TheycameD.Themcome40.Itisnouse_____himaletter.It?stoolatealready.A.towriteB.writeC.wroteD.writingPartII.Cloze(10pointsDirections:ReadthepassagethroughandchooseonesuitablewordorphrasemarkedA,B,CorDforeachblankinthepassage.Therewasatimewhenparentswhowantedaneducationalpresentfortheirchildrenwouldbuyatype-writer,aglobe(地球儀orasetofencyclopedia.Nowthose41seemhopelesslyold-fashioned:thisChristmas,therewerealotofpersonalcomputersundertheChristmastree.42thatcomputersaretheirkeytosuccess,parentsarealsoinsistthatchildren43taughttousetheminschool---asearlyaspossible.Theproblemforschoolsisthatwhenit44computers,parentsdon'talwaysknowbest.Manyschoolsare45parentalimpatienceandarepurchasinghardwarewithoutsoundeducationalplanning,sotheycansay,"OK,we'vemovedintothecomputerage."Teachersfoundthemselvescaughtinthemiddleoftheproblem---betweenparentpressureandclevereducationaldecisions.Educatorsdonotevenagreeonhowcomputersshouldbeused.Alotofmoneyisgoingforcomputerizededucationalmaterials46researchhasshowncanbetaughtequallywithpencilandpaper.Eventhosewhobelievethatallchildrenshouldhaveaccesstocomputerwarnofpotential47totheveryyoung.Thetemptationremainsstronglargelybecauseyoungchildren48sowelltocomputers.Firstgradershavebeenseenwillingtoworkfortwohoursonmathskills.Somehaveanattentionspanof20minutes.49schoolcanaffordtogointocomputingandthatcreatesyetanotherproblem:adivisionbetweenthehavesandhave-nots.Veryfewparentsaskforcomputerinstructioninpoorschooldistricts,50theremaybebarelyenoughmoneytopaythereadingteacher.41.A.projectsB.toysC.setsD.series42.A.GivenB.ProvidedC.ConvincedD.Believed43.A.areB.beC.arebeingD.were44.A.talksaboutB.comestoC.turnstoD.mentions45.A.ignorantofB.blamingC.yieldingtoD.improving46.A.howeverB.whereC.whatD.that47.A.approachesB.exposuresC.dangersD.laziness48.A.adoptB.keepC.adaptD.devote49.A.HighB.NoteveryC.NoD.Any50.A.whichB.inthereC.thatD.wherePartIIIReadingComprehension(40pointsDirections:Thereare4readingpassagesinthisunit.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkitwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Passage1Believeitornot,opticalillusioncancuthighwaycrashes.Japanisacaseinpoint.Ithasreducedautomobilecrashesonsomeroadsbynearly75percentusingasimpleopticalillusion.Bentstripes,calledchevrons(人字形paintedintheroadsmakedriversthinkthattheyaredrivingfasterthantheyreallyare,andthusdriversslowdown.NowtheAmericanAutomobileAssociationFoundationforTrafficSafetyinWashingtonD.C.isplanningtorepeatJapan?ssuccess.Startingnextyear,thefoundationwillpaintchevronsandotherpatternsofstripesonselectedroadsaroundthecountrytotesthowwellthepatternsreducehighwaycrashes.Excessivespeedplaysamajorroleinasmuchasonefifthofallfataltrafficaccidents,accordingtothefoundation.Tohelpreducethoseaccidents,thefoundationwillconductitstestsinareaswherespeed-relatedhazardsarethegreatest——curves,exitslopes,trafficcircles,andbridges.Somestudiessuggestthatstraight,horizontalbarspaintedacrossroadscaninitiallycuttheaveragespeedofdriversinhalf.However,trafficoftenreturnstofullspeedwithinmonthsasdriversbecomeusedtoseeingthepaintedbars.Chevrons,scientistssay,notonlygivedriverstheimpressionthattheyaredrivingfasterthantheyreallyarebutalsomakealaneappeartobenarrower.Theresultisalongerlastingreductioninhighwayspeedandthenumberoftrafficaccidents.51.Thepassagemainlydiscusses___________.A.anewwayofhighwayspeedcontrolB.anewpatternforpaintinghighwaysC.anewapproachtotrainingdriversD.anewtypeofopticalillusion52.Onroadspaintedwithchevrons,driverstendtofeelthat___________.A.theyshouldavoidspeed-relatedhazardsB.theyaredrivinginthewronglaneC.theyshouldslowdowntheirspeedD.theyareapproachingthespeedlimit53.Theadvantageofchevronsoverstraight,horizontalbarsisthattheformer___________.A.cankeepdriversawakeB.cancutroadaccidentsinhalfC.willhavealongereffectondriversD.willlookmoreattractive54.TheAmericanAutomobileAssociationFoundationforTrafficSafetyplansto___________.A.tryouttheJapanesemethodincertainareasB.changetheroadsignsacrossthecountryC.replacestraight,horizontalbarswithchevronsD.repeattheJapaneseroadpatterns55.Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutstraight,horizontalbarspaintedacrossroads?ATheyarefallingoutofuseintheUnitedStates.B.Theytendtobeignoredbydriversinashortperiodoftime.C.Theyareapplicableonlyonroadroads.D.Theycannotbeappliedsuccessfullytotrafficcircles.Passage2Statusesaremarveloushumaninventionsthatenableustogetalongwithoneanotherandtodeterminewherewe“fit”insociety.Aswegoaboutoureverydaylives,wementallyattempttoplacepeopleintermsoftheirstatuses.Forexample,wemustjudgewhethertheunfamiliarpersononourpropertyisathieforameterreader,andsoon.Thestatusesweassumeoftenvarywiththepeopleweencounter,andchangethroughoutlife.Mostofuscan,atveryhighspeed,assumethestatusesthatvarioussituationsrequire.Muchofsocialinteractionconsistsofidentifyingandselectingamongappropriatestatusesandallowingotherpeopletoassumetheirstatusesinrelationtous.Thismeansthatwefitouractionstothoseofotherpeoplebasedonaconstantmentalprocessofappraisalandinterpretation.Althoughsomeofusfindthetaskmoredifficultthanothers,mostofusperformitrathereffortlessly.Astatushasbeencomparedtoready-madeclothes.Withincertainlimits,thebuyercanchoosestyleandfabric.ButanAmericanisnotfreetochoosethecostumeofaChinesefarmerorthatofaHinduprince.Wemustchoosefromamongtheclothingpresentedbyoursociety.Furthermore,ourchoiceislimitedtoasizethatwillfit,andbyourpocketbook(錢包aswell.Havingmadeachoicewithintheselimitswecanhavecertainalterationsmade,butapartfromminoradjustments,wetendtobelimitedtowhatthestoreshaveontheirracks.Statusestoocomereadymade,andtherangeofchoiceamongthemislimited.56.Inthefirstparagraph,thewritertellsusthatstatusescanhelpus________.A.determinewhetherapersonisfitforacertainjobB.behaveappropriatelyinrelationtootherpeopleC.protectourselvesinunfamiliarsituationsD.makefriendswithotherpeople57.Accordingtothewriter,peopleoftenassumedifferentstatuses________.A.inordertoidentifythemselveswithothersB.inordertobetteridentifyothersC.astheirmentalprocesseschangeD.asthesituationchanges58.Theword“appraisal”(Paragraph2mostprobablymeans“________”.A.involvementB.appreciationC.assessmentD.presentation59.Inthelastsentenceofthesecondparagraph,thepronoun“it”refersto“________”.A.fittingouractionstothoseofotherpeopleappropriatelyB.identificationofotherpeople?sstatusesC.selectingone?sownstatusesD.constantmentalprocess60.Bysayingthat“anAmericanisnotfreetochoosethecostumeofaChinesefarmerorthatofaHinduprince”(Paragraph3,thewriterimplies________.A.differentpeoplehavedifferentstylesofclothesB.ready-madeclothesmayneedalterationsC.statusescomereadymadejustlikeclothesD.ourchoiceofstatusesislimitedPassage3Crimeinthecitieshashadmorepublicitythancrimeinthesuburbs,butinrecentyearsmanyofsuburbshavefoundtheircrimeratesincreasingfasterthanthoseofcities.OnecrimepreventionaidistheNeighborhoodWatchProgramstartedfiveyearsagoandissponsoredbytheNationalSheriffs(司法長(zhǎng)官Association.Theaimistogetpeopletowatchoutfortheirneighbors.Theyareaskedtobealertforanyunusualactivity,suchasstrangerswhomaybebringingthingsoutofahousetoanunfamiliarwaitingvehicle.Vandalism(破壞行動(dòng)isalsoatargetoftheprogram.Childrenaremuchlesslikelytorunaroundwithspraycansiftheyknowthatneighborsarealertandthattheywillprobablybecaught.Theprogramshouldfitthespecificneighborhoodandbepracticalwiththeknowledgeandcooperationofthesheriffs?officeandthepolicedepartment.Sofar,2,300programshavebeensetupwithatleastoneineverystateintheUnion.Insomecases,NeighborhoodWatchProgramhasbeensetup,includingoneandone-halftosevenmillioncitizensatafederalgovernment?scostfrom5to22centsperperson.Thenationalofficesuppliessheriffsandlocalofficedepartmentswithprogrammaterials,crimepreventionliterature,andideasonmakinghomesmoresecure.Statisticsshowthatthissystemworksandisworkingbetterallthetime.61.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Therehasbeenasmuchcrimeinthecitiesasinthesuburbs.B.Crimeincreasesatthesamerateinboththecitiesandthesuburbs.C.Crimeratesincreaseslowerinthecitiesthaninthesuburbs.D.Therehasbeenmorecrimeinthesuburbsthaninthecities.62.WhichofthefollowingactivitiesisnotaffectedbytheNeighborhoodWatchProgram?A.Neighborsquarrelwitheachother.B.Strangerstakethingsoutofahouse.C.Childrenruneverywherewithspraycans.D.Vandals(破壞者walkaroundtheneighborhood.63.WhatisthepurposeoftheNeighborhoodWatchProgram?A.Toreplacethesheriff?sandpoliceman?sduties.B.Togetthepeopleunitedtogethersothattheycanbecomebetterfriends.C.Tomakepeoplelessdoubtfuloftheirneighbors.D.Todecreasetheneighborhoodcrimerate.64.Howfarhastheprogramgone?A.ThefederalgovernmentassistsinfinancinganationalNeighborhoodWatchProgram.B.Manythousandsofneighborhoodshaveorganizedthem.C.Itcoststhegovernmentbetween22and25centsperperson.D.Somestateshaven?tbecomeinvolvedyet.65.ThenationalofficecontributesalottoNeighborhoodWatchProgram,includingallthefollowingactionsexcept________.A.providingprogrammaterialstolocalofficedepartmentsB.supplyingcrimepreventionliteratureC.spreadingpreventiveideasinordertomakeneighborhoodmoresecureD.settingupclubstogiveinstructionsPassage4Somepeoplebelievethatinternationalsportcreatesgoodwillbetweenthenationsandthatifcountriesplaygamestogethertheywilllearntolivetogether.Otherssaythattheoppositeistrue:thatinternationalcontestsencouragefalsenationalprideandleadtomisunderstandingandhatred.Thereisprobablysometruthinbotharguments,butinrecentyearstheOlympicGameshavedonelittletosupporttheviewthatsportsencourageinternationalbrotherhood.Notonlywastherethetragicincidentinvolvingthemurderofathletes,buttheGameswerealsoruinedbyincidentscausedprincipallybynationalcontests.Onecountryreceiveditssecond-placemedalswithvisibleindignationafterthehockeyfinal.Therehadbeennoisyscenesattheendofthehockeymatch,thelosersobjectingtofinaldecisions.Theywereconvincedthatoneoftheirgoalsshouldnothavebeendisallowedandthattheiropponents'victorywasunfair.Theirmanagerwasinaragewhenhesaid:"Thiswasn'thockey.HockeyandtheInternationalHockeyFederationarefinished."ThepresidentoftheFederationsaidlaterthatsuchbehaviorcouldresultinthesuspensionoftheteamforatleasttwoyears.TheAmericanbasketballteamannouncedthattheywouldnotyieldfirstplacetoRussia,afteradisputableendtotheircontest.Thegamehadendedindisturbance.ItwasthoughtatfirstthattheUnitedStateshadwon,byasinglepoint,butitwasannouncedthattherewerethreesecondsstilltoplay.ARussianplayerthenthrewtheballfromoneendofthecourttotheother,andanotherplayerpoppeditintothebasket.ItwasthefirsttimetheUSAhadeverlostanOlympicbasketballmatch.Anappealjurydebatedthematterforfourandahalfhoursbeforeannouncingthattheresultwouldstand.TheAmericanplayersthenvotednottoreceivethesilvermedals.Incidentsofthiskindwillcontinueaslongassportisplayedcompetitivelyratherthanfortheloveofthegame.Thesuggestionthatathletesshouldcompeteasindividuals,orinnon-nationalteams,mightbetoomuchtohopefor.ButinthepresentorganizationoftheOlympicsthereisfartoomuchthatencouragesaggressivepatriotism.66.Accordingtotheauthor,recentOlympicGameshave_____.A.createdgoodwillbetweenthenationsB.bredonlyfalsenationalprideC.barelyshowedanyinternationalfriendshipD.ledtomoreandmoremisunderstandingandhatred67.Whatdidthemanagermeanbysaying,"...HockeyandtheInternationalHockeyFederationarefinished"(Paragraph2?A.Histeamwouldnolongertakepartininternationalgames.B.HockeyandtheFederationarebothruinedbytheunfairdecisions.C.ThereshouldbenomorehockeymatchesorganizedbytheFederation.D.TheFederationshouldbedissolved.68.Thebasketballexampleimpliedthat_____,A.toomuchpatriotismwasdisplayedintheincidentB.theannouncementtoprolongthematchwaswrongC.theappealjurywastoohesitantinmakingthedecisionD.theAmericanteamwasrightinrejectingthesilvermedals69.Wh