上海交通大学1999年秋季英语博士生入学考试题

　　上海交通大学1999年秋季英语博士生入学考试题

Part One: Listening Comprehension (25 points)

　　Section A: Spot Dictation

　　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.

　　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)

　　such as those of warrior, airline captain, or grandparent. Both the age structure and the role structure of a society are

　　(8) changing.

　　Every society has to try to provide appropriate roles for its members,

　　(9)the aged. In a small number of societies where

　　(10) are very

　　limited, there arc few roles for the old to play, and they may be

　　(11) from

　　the community to die. The Eskimo, for example,

　　(12) left

　　unproductive older members to perish in the snow, and

　　(13) today the I3:

　　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

　　(20) old age.

　　Section B: Multiple Choice

　　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.

　　21.

　　A) Doctor Kapbn.

　　B) A university technician.

　　C) A lab instmtor.

　　D) A specialist in science.

　　22

　　A) At the beginning.

　　B) In the mid(Oe.

　　C) Near the end

　　D) During the find exam.

　　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.

　　D) To help them to understand their lab results.

　　24.

　　A) An innovative scientist cannot take normal precautions while performing experiments.

　　B) An irwrntor must be Billing to make some painful personal sacrifices to achieve his or her goals.

　　C) Precautionary measures must be followed in all laboratory work to crnsure one's safety and health.

　　D) Chemists with personal problems should never use toxic subslanccs.

　　25.

　　A) Leave the room. .

　　B) Hand in their lab notebooks.

　　C) Go to Professor Kaplan's office.

　　D) Work on an experiment.

　　Section C: Question and Answer

　　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.

　　26. What would a man do when a woman got onto a crowded bus in the past'?

　　27. What does a roan do toda),?

　　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?

　　Part II Vocabulary (20 points)

　　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.

　　3I. The secretary was harshly——by her boss for misplacing some important files.

　　A) rebuked B) teased

　　C) washed D) accused

　　32.The jet airliner has ——from the Wright brothers’ small airplane.

　　A) involved B) evolved

　　' C) devolved D) revolved

　　33. Chinese products enjoy high international prestige because of their , quality.

　　A) indistinctive B) indisputable

　　C) indispensable D) indistinguishable

　　34. This can something that the students may not have comprehended in

　　English. v

　　A) signify B) specify

　　C) clarify D) testify

　　35.1 must you on your handling of a very difficult situation.

　　A) meditate B) complement

　　C) elaborate D) compliment

　　36. I've had my car examined three times now but no mechanic has been able to the problem.

　　A) deduce B) notify

　　C) highlight D) pinpoint

　　37. Architectural pressure groups fought unsuccessfully to save a terrace of eighteenth century houses from _

　　A) abolition B) demolition

　　C) disruption D) dismantling

　　38.Having decided to rent a flat, we____ contacting all the accommodation dt,

　　agencies in the city.

　　A) set out B) set to

　　C) set about D) set off

　　39. The police decided to the department store after they lmd received a bomb warning.

　　A) evict B) expel

　　C) abandon D) evacuate

　　40. If the work-force respected you, you wouldn't need to your authority so often,

　　A) affirm B) restrain

　　C) assert D) maintain

　　41. Miss Rosemary Adang went through the composition carefully to all errors from it.

　　A) eliminate B) terminate

　　C) illuminate D) alleviate

　　42. Several months previously, the workers had petitioned the company for a 25 percent wage increase and of stricter safety regulations.

　　A) implement B) endowment

　　C) enforcement D) engagement

　　43. The rebel army __ the democratic government of the, country lawlessly.

　　A) overthrew B) overtook

　　C) overturned D) overruled

　　44. Judges are ____increasingly heavy fines for minor driving offences

　　A). i 18 B) demanding

　　C) imparting D) imposing ~>

　　45. The of all kinds of necessary goods was caused by natural calamity.

　　A) variety B) scarcity

　　C) solidarity D) commodity

　　46. It is essential to be on the for any signs of movement in the undergrowth

　　since there are poisonous snakes in the area.

　　A) guard B) care

　　C) alert D) alarm

　　47. She took up so many hobbies when she retired that she had hardly any time

　　A) in hand B) at hand

　　C) on her hands D) at her hand

　　48. Working with the mentally handicapped requires considerable -`_ of patience; and understanding.

　　A) means B) stocks

　　C) provisions D) resources

　　49. He still suffers from a rare t2-opical disease which he -,. while working to Africa.

　　A) infected B) incurred

　　C contracted D) infested

　　50. Giving up smoking is just one of the ways to heart diseases.

　　A) ward off C) push off

　　B) put off D) throw off

　　51. There is no_______for hard work and perseverance of you want to succeed.

　　. A) alteration B) equivalent

　　C) alternative D)substitute

　　52. What the film company needs is a actor who can take on any kinds of roles.

　　A) diverse B) versatile

　　C) variable D) changeable

　　53. With their modern, lightweight boat, they soon the older vessels in the race.

　　A) overran B) exceeded

　　C) outstripped D) caught up

　　54. Research suggests that, heavy penalties do not act as a to potential criminals. .

　　A) deterrent B) prevention

　　C) safeguard D) distraction

　　55. There has been so much media of the coming election that people have got bored with it.

　　A) circulation B) concern

　　C) broadcasting D) coverage

　　56. You've done more of the work than I have recently so I'll give up my day off' in

　　A) offset B)redress

　　C)herald D) compensate

　　with the usual formalities since we all know each other

　　57. I think we can______with the usual formalities since we all know each other already.

　　A) dispose B) dispatch

　　C) dispense D) discharge

　　58. He joined a computer dating scheme but so far it hasn't a suitable patter.

　　A) come by B) some across

　　C) come up with D) come round to

　　59. Have you thought what the _ might be if you didn't win your case in court?

　　A) applications B) connotations

　　C) implications D) complications

　　64. I thought 1 saw water in the distance but it must have been an optical

　　A) perception B) delusion

　　C) illusion D) deception

　　61. He was intensely_____ by the way the shop assistant spoke to him.

　　A) intervened C) injected

　　B) irritated

　　D) insulated

　　62. The people who were _ hurt in the accident were taken to the only hospital in the immediate_________

　　A) vicinity B) mobility

　　C) velocity D) integrity

　　63. With all his experience abroad he was a major to the company.

　　A) attendant B) asset

　　C) attachment D) attribute

　　64. Don't thank me for helping in the garden. It was pleasure to be working out of doors.

　　A) mere B) sheer

　　C) plain D) simple

　　65. The peace of the public library was by the sound of a transistor radio.

　　A) shuttered "B) shattered

　　C) smashed D) fractured

　　66. It is doubtless that those who wish to succeed should be

　　A) aggressive B) possessive

　　C) cooperative D) conventional

　　67. The damp and cold weather had painfully the patient's rheumatism.

　　A) activated B)aggregated

　　C) aggravated D) accelerated

　　68.1 utterly your argument. In my opinion, you have distorted the facts.

　　A) dispute B) refute

　　C) confound D) decline

　　69.1 think you will find that the inconvenience of the diet is by the benefits.

　　A) out looked B) outranked

　　C) outfought D) outweighed

　　70. A good friend is one who will you when you arc in trouble.

　　A) stand for B) stand by

　　C) stand up to D) stand over

　　Part III. Reading Comprehension (30 paints)

　　Directions There are 6 passages in this pail. Each Passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. Each question or unfinished statement is given four suggested answers marked A), B), C) and D). You should choose the one best answer and write the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.

　　Passage One

Some of the earliest diamonds known came from India. In the eighteenth century t

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