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一九九九年秋季博士生入学考试试题 )uqzu%T
Part One: Listening Comprehension (25 points) Section A: Spot Dictation Ejug2q
DiruChons: In this section, you are going to hear a passage. The passage will be read only once. Fill in the blanks with the words you hear on the tape. After the passage, there will be 3-minute pause. During the pause, you must write the words on the Answer Sheet. Now, please get ready. &ALnE:F
As we grow up and grow old, our society offers us a sequence of (1) age-related roles, such as schoolchild, apprentice, college student, graduate, spouse, (2) executive, and retiree. Various role opportunities thus open or close to us at (3) point in our passage from the cradle to the grave. In this connection it is (4) to think of society as containing two fluid structures: a structure of ages, and a structure of roles. The (5) refers to the number and proportion of people in different age (6)-, such as infants, the middleaged, or the old. The latter refers to the number and types of roles that society makes (7) ,Ckcc
such as those of warrior, airline captain, or grandparent. Both the age structure and the role structure of a society are (8) changing. G,C`+1$*
Every society has to try to provide appropriate roles for its members, (9) %
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the aged. In a small number of societies where (10) are very <Gpji5f2
limited, there arc few roles for the old to play, and they may be (11) from aH}/+Hu-
the community to die. The Eskimo, for example, (12) left Hf4_zd
unproductive older members to perish in the snow, and (13) today the I3: |E+.y&0;
of Uganda leave the old and the infum to (14) to death. In most traditional societies, however, the aged are accorded an (15) role, so much so that people may took forward to old age. The old typically live out their lives in a large (16) family containing children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren Their life-long (17) makes them the repository of wisdom in the community, on subjects ranging from folklore to religion to (18) . Old men typically wield great political power as treads of families, and the aged of both sexes are usually (19) to remain active in the community and to perform some forms of light labor until (2.0) old age. xG!~TQ
Section B: Multiple Choice 0CzQel)L:
In this section, you will hear a passage. At the earl of the. passage, you R7l he& 5 gtxatiores. The passage and the qucahon wtjl be read only once. After each quesfan, thane will be a prose. Dwift the pauee, you must read the four wed moms mated A, B, C and D and decide which is the best answer. Then Write your choice on the AnsaW Sheet. S:1[CNL;
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B) A university technician. C) A lab instmtor. TV{GHB!p"
D) A specialist in science. 22 A) At the beginning. k>&cHCS`*
B) In the mid(Oe. C) Near the end D) During the find exam. \,S|>CPQ
23. A) To expisin the purpose of having lab experiences. B) To stress the brvartance of safety procedures. C) To tell them where to buy safety equipment. 8LV6E5Q
D) To help them to understand their lab results. Sk{skvd;
24. A) An innovative scientist cannot take normal precautions while performing experiments. I\*6
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B) An irwrntor must be Billing to make some painful personal sacrifices to achieve his or her goals. 8AR8u!;8
C) Precautionary measures must be followed in all laboratory work to crnsure one's safety and health. LR=Ji7
D) Chemists with personal problems should never use toxic subslanccs. 25. A) Leave the room. . A]c'TT@6
B) Hand in their lab notebooks. &S4*x|-C&
C) Go to Professor Kaplan's office. D) Work on an experiment. $;5Q
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Section C: Question and Answer `r$7Cc$C
directions: In this section, you w-l hear a passage. The passage %vitl be read ordy anc:,. Then try to answer the follo%ing 5 questions. Remember you should write your anssvm on the Answer Sheet. sVx
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26. What would a man do when a woman got onto a crowded bus in the past'? 27. What does a roan do toda),? B[8bkFS>]
28. What, according to the author, is the cause of this change? 29. What will a girl insist on sa)ing if she is taken out for a meal? 30. What have men given up nowadays? L[<#>/NPy
Part II Vocabulary (20 points) O2fq9%lk
Directions: In each question, decide which of the choices given will most suitably complete the sentences if inserted at the place marked. Write your choices on the Answer Sheet. _}R9!R0O
3I. The secretary was harshly——by her boss for misplacing some important files. ?R]`M_^&u!
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32.The jet airliner has ——from the Wright brothers’ small airplane. G*IP?c>=
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' C) devolved D) revolved ^QNc!{`
33. Chinese products enjoy high international prestige because of their , quality. )Qb,zS6
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C) indispensable D) indistinguishable >'4A[$$4mM
34. This can something that the students may not have comprehended in C8K2F5c5
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A) signify B) specify H,} &=SCk
C) clarify D) testify %,bD|
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35.1 must you on your handling of a very difficult situation. ~5,^CTAM
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36. I've had my car examined three times now but no mechanic has been able to the problem. m,)s8_a
A) deduce B) notify >._d2.Q'
C) highlight D) pinpoint 6qT@M0)i
37. Architectural pressure groups fought unsuccessfully to save a terrace of eighteenth century houses from _ v@$N,g
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38.Having decided to rent a flat, we____ contacting all the accommodation dt, C
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agencies in the city. wqo:gW_
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39. The police decided to the department store after they lmd received a bomb warning. mGE!,!s}
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C) abandon D) evacuate =muQ7l:(
40. If the work-force respected you, you wouldn't need to your authority so often, z>PVv)X
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41. Miss Rosemary Adang went through the composition carefully to all errors from it. :{a
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42. Several months previously, the workers had petitioned the company for a 25 percent wage increase and of stricter safety regulations. jZ.yt+9
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C) enforcement D) engagement &ZD@-"@
43. The rebel army __ the democratic government of the, country lawlessly. \dHqCQ
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44. Judges are ____increasingly heavy fines for minor driving offences |jIH gm
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45. The of all kinds of necessary goods was caused by natural calamity. r6FTpOF
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C) solidarity D) commodity qy|bOl
46. It is essential to be on the for any signs of movement in the undergrowth -H%v6E%yh
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47. She took up so many hobbies when she retired that she had hardly any time <.)=CK
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C) on her hands D) at her hand
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48. Working with the mentally handicapped requires considerable -`_ of patience; and understanding.
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49. He still suffers from a rare t2-opical disease which he -,. while working to Africa. }tt%J[
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50. Giving up smoking is just one of the ways to heart diseases. 6Y2,fW8i,
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51. There is no_______for hard work and perseverance of you want to succeed. /6rjGc
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52. What the film company needs is a actor who can take on any kinds of roles. ZTTA??}Y
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53. With their modern, lightweight boat, they soon the older vessels in the race. U>t:*SNC*
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54. Research suggests that, heavy penalties do not act as a to potential criminals. . *4~7p4[
A) deterrent B) prevention GYw/KT~$
C) safeguard D) distraction pXNhU88
55. There has been so much media of the coming election that people have got bored with it. Vc'p+e|(
A) circulation B) concern u&p8S#e
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56. You've done more of the work than I have recently so I'll give up my day off' in >kAJS??
A) offset B)redress p3fVw]N
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57. I think we can______with the usual formalities since we all know each other already. '_g&!zi8~
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58. He joined a computer dating scheme but so far it hasn't a suitable patter. a:|]F|
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59. Have you thought what the _ might be if you didn't win your case in court? JBQ>"X^
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C) implications D) complications EHe-wC
64. I thought 1 saw water in the distance but it must have been an optical 0jpy
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61. He was intensely_____ by the way the shop assistant spoke to him. #oGvxc7
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62. The people who were _ hurt in the accident were taken to the only hospital in the immediate_________ b(ryk./ogx
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C) velocity D) integrity Rx<[bohio
63. With all his experience abroad he was a major to the company. h^9Ne/s~
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64. Don't thank me for helping in the garden. It was pleasure to be working out of doors. Jf2:[Mq
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65. The peace of the public library was by the sound of a transistor radio. YpZ9h@,
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C) smashed D) fractured CtDS lJ
66. It is doubtless that those who wish to succeed should be Z@i MG
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67. The damp and cold weather had painfully the patient's rheumatism. e;}5~dSi
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