陕西省研究生学位英语考试真题2007

Non-English Major Graduate Student English

Qualifying Test (GET)

(June 19,2005)

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一、本考试由两份试卷组成：试卷一（Paper One）包括听力理解、语汇、完形

填空与阅读理解四部分组成，共80题，按顺序统一编号；试卷二（Paper Two）包括翻译与定作两部分，共3题。两份试卷合并装订成试题册。

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试卷一（Paper One）

Part I Section A

Directions: In this section, you will hear 9 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the question will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four suggested choices marked A, B, C or D, and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1. [A] Changed her professor. [B] Seen the professor. [C] Changed her mind [D] Left school

2. [A] He just had his new car come in

[B] He?s taking his time getting the car ready. [C] He hasn?t got his driver?s license.

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Listening Comprehension (20%)

[D] He wants to ride in the car himself.

3. [A] Writing a paper for her history class.

[B] Writing up her laboratory assignment for her chemistry class. [C] Studying for her English examination. [D] Studying for her Franch examination.

4. [A] $19,500 [B] $20,000 [C] $25,000 [D] $40,000

5. [A] Singapore is hotter than texas.

[B] Singapore?s temperature is variable. [C] Texas can be very hot and humid [D] Singapore is more humid than texas

6. [A] He enjoys playing table tennis. [B] He hates playing table tennis. [C] He cannot play table tennis. [D] He was not good student.

7. [A] In a hospital. [B] At a party. [C] In a parking lot. [D] In a elevator.

8. [A] Seeing the movies. [B] Studying in the library. [C] Talking on another line. [D] Walking in the park.

9. [A] He has a bad temper.

[B] He is he youngest student in school. [C] He is a track star. [D] He is very immature. Section B (1 point each)

Directions: In this section you will hear three short passages. At the end of each passage, there will be some questions. Both the passages and the questions will be read to you only once. After each question, there will be a pause. During the pause, you must choose the best answer from the four choices given by marking the corresponding letter A, B, C or D on your Answer Sheet. Passage One

10. [A] A small restaurant [B] A revolutionary army.

[C] A famous commander. [D] A historic tree.

11. [A] It was the oldest one in the park.

[B] It was less than a hundred years old.

[C] It was much younger than people had thought. [D] It was impossible to determine.

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Passage Two

12. [A] It is hard to understand.

[B] It helps children in schoolwork. [C] It is harmful.

[D] The government should have nothing to do with it.

13. [A] Parents should limit that children watch television.

[B] Every home should have a television set .

[C] Children should watch television at least one hour a day.

[D] School should advise parents about programs children should watch. Passage Three

14. [A] They have a supermatural causer.

[B] They are created naturally.

[C] The entire direct proof shows that they appeared naturally.

[D] Direct proof shows that the universe was created supermaturally.

15. [A] He is a physicist, so he doesn?t believe in god.

[B] He is a Christian, so he has never seen a neutrino

[C] He believes that neutrino exists because of certain well-established facts. [D] He believes in god so he can see the fundamental particles. Part II Vocabulary (10 minutes，10 points) Section A （0.5 point each）

Directions: There are ten sentences in this section. Each sentence has one word or a set of words underlined. Below the sentence are four words or phrases marked A,B,C,and D. Choose the word or phrase that is closest in meaning to the underlined one. Mark the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square bracket on your Answer Sheet.

16. When a civilization loses simplicity and the sophisticated do not return to unsophistication, civilization becomes increasingly full of troubles and degenerates. [A] manipulates [B] regulates [C] degrades [D] appreciates

17. Snobs who pay too much respect for social position and wealth tend to disparage the academic achievement of intellectuals.

[A] despise [B] encompass [C] falsify [D] implicate

18. The celebrities of higher social class treated the grassroots with haughty contempt in the aggregate.

[A] rascals [B] influences [C] dictators [D] agents

19. The sense of guilt sets us down at the typewriter , hustles us to the job on a morning when everything has gone wrong. [A] urges [B] shoves [C] jostles [D] dissolves

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20. Thus , surveillance of citizens in the name of national security undermines the very society it was intended to protect.

[A] conveyance [B] survey

[C] brilliance [D] convenience

21. We should make a clear distinction between the two scientific terms for the purpose of our discussion..

[A] conviction [B] deviation [C] difference [D] discrimination

22. But except for a few minor concessions ,the US held tight on the problem of greenhouse gas emissions.

[A] successions [B] disappointments [C] compromises [D] suspicions

23. The wind-chill factor ,the combination of low temperature and wind speed . Strikingly increases the degree of cold felt by a person who is outdoors. [A] mixture [B] expectation [C] enormity [D] inclination

24. The managing director promised that he would notify me as soon as he had any further information.

[A] communicate [B] notice [C] inform [D] verify

25. Without telephone it would be impossible to carry on the functions lf practically every business operation in the whole country. [A] presumably [B] precisely [C] presently [D] virtually

Section B (0.5 point each）

Drection: There are ten sentences in this section. Each sentence ha somesting omitted. Choose the

word or words from the four choices given to best complete each sentence.

26. Lucinda stood in front of the window ._____what the future would be like without those

children that she loved so much.

[a] contaminating [b] consenting [c] conspiring [d] contemplating

27. The ____ of the solution to the political problem taken by the two opposing

sides is not accidental. It is based on people?s strong craving for peace.

[a] conversion [b] emergence [c] convergence [d] vigilance 28. For all the decent words about “senior cetezens” and their “golden age”, the fact

is that retirement often ____ little more than a swift shift from a meaningful role to a meaningless one.

[a] glorifies [b] magnifies [c] simplifes [d] signifies 29. Due to cultural difference, Michael found it difficult to get his British jokes____ _to American audiences.

[a] around [b] over [c] across [d] down 30 A man has to make _____ for his old age by putting aside enough money to

live on when old.

[a] supply [b] assurance [c] provision [d] adjustment 31． Losing the confidence to the party in power to improve the economic situation.

he_____ from voting at the last election.

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[a] abstained [b] restrained [c] contained [d]retained

32. Plans for reformation that he has long been ____ in their minds will be

implemented this year, if the procedures work as planned.

[a] incubating [b] evacuating [c] inculcating [d] incriminating 33. Hoping to accumulate enough money to pay for he tuition, Ella tried every

means to _____ her spending in addition to a part-time job.

[a] splash [b] curtail [c] curdle [d] lavish

34 When traveling ,you are advised to take traveler?s checks, which provide a

secure ___ to carrying your money in cash.

[a] superstition [b] duplication [c] preference [d] altermative 35 More than one-third of the Chinese in the United States live in

California.____in San Francisco.

[a] previously [b] predominantly [c] paradoxically [d] permanently

PART THREE:CLOZE TEST

Direction: Read the passage through then go back and choose one item sf suitable

word marked [a],[b],[c],[d] for each blank in the passage. Mark the corresponding letter of the word you have chosen with a single bar across the across the square brackets on your machine scoring answer sheet.

The gorilla is something of paradox in the African scene. One thinks one knows him well. For a hundred years or more he has been killed, __36___and imprisoned in zoos. His bones have been _37___in natural history museums everywhere, and he has always __38_ a strong fascination upon scientists and romantics alike .He is the stereotyped __39___ of the horror films and the adventure books, and an obvious (though not perhaps strictly scientific)_40___ with our ancestral past. Yet the fact is we know very little about gorillas. No really satisfactory photograph has ever been taken of one in a weld state: no zoologist,__41___ intrepid ,has been able to keep the animal under close and constant observation in dark __42___ in which it lives. CarlAkeley, the American naturalist ,led tow _43___ to Uganda in the 1920? s and now lies buried there among the animals he loved so well ,but even he was unable to discover how or why it dies .nor was he able to _44__ the exact social pattern of the family groups, or indicate the final ＿45＿ of their intelligence. All this and many other things

remain almost as much a ＿46＿as they were when the French explorer DU Chaillu first described the animal to the civilized world a century ago. The Abominable Snowman is hardly more elusive. The ＿47＿ that is known about gorillas certainly makes you want to know more. Sir Julian Huxley has recorded that thrice in the London Zoo he saw an eighteen- month-old specimen trace the outline of its own shadow with its finger.“No ＿48＿ artistic initiative,” he writes, “has been recorded for any other anthropoid(类人猿) though we all know now that young chimpanzees will paint “pictures” if ＿49＿with the necessary materials.” Huxley speaks too of a traveler seeing a male gorilla help a female up a steep rock-step, and this kind of manners is certainly not ＿50＿among animals. It is this “humanness” of the gorilla that arouses man?s curiosity.

36 [a] liberated [b] supervised [c] captured [d] reproduced

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37 [a] mounted [b] smashed [c] prohibited [d] multiplied 38 [a] exerted [b] imposed [c] impressed [d] applied 39 [a] compiler [b] monster [c] conqueror [d] director 40 [a] conformity [b] link [c] clash [d] conflict 41 [a] whatever [b] however [c] moreover [d] whoever 42 [a] cottage [b] pasture [c] terrain [d] jungles

43 [a] expeditions [b] hunters [c] voyagers [d] organizations

44 [a] define [b] abide [c] forge [d] modify 45、[A]reach [B]extent [C]range [D] amount 46、[A]mystery [B]taboo [C]confusion [D]stimulus 47、[A]much [B]more [C]little [D] pattern 48、[A] similar [B] identical [C] familiar [D] spectacular 49、[A] assigned [B] contended [C]provided [D] offered 50、[A] sufficient [B] normal [C]abnormal [D] efficient

Part IV READING COMPREHENSION (45minutes,30 points)

Directions: In this part of the test, there are six short passages for you to read. Read each passage carefully, and then do the questions that follow. Choose the best answer [A],[B],[C]or[D],and mark the corresponding

letter with a single bar across the square bracket on your Machine-scoring Answer Sheet.

Passage One

Aristotle wrote that men come together in cities to live. but stay in them to live the good life. It was the Greeks who invented the idea of the city, and urbanity continues as a thriving tradition. But in the first decade of the 21st century, urban life is changing. “Cities are now junctions in the flows of people, information, fianc e and freight,” says Nigel Harris, a professor of development planning.“They?re

less and less places where people live and work.”The enlargement of the European Union in December in 2002 has given residents of up to 13 new member nations freedom of movement within its borders. At the same time,an additional 13.5 million immigrants a year will be needed in the EU just to keep a stable ratio between workers and pensioners over the next half-century. ALL this mobility will make Europe?s cities nodes of nomadism, linked to each other by high-speed trains and cheap airline flights. The bustle around airports and trainstations will make the crowds in Europe?s great piazza look thin by comparison. Urban designers, with a freshly pricked interest in transience rather than stasis(静止)，are even now dreaming up cityscapes that focus on flows of people and fungible uses for buildings.

Public spaces are due for a revamp. ers are thinking of them as transit zones that link to the city around them, pouring travelers into bus stations and surrounding shops. In Amsterdam, urban planner Ben van Berkel, codirector of the design firm

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UN Studio, has developed what he calls Deep Planning Strategy, which inverts the traditional “top down” approach : The creation of a space comes before the flow of people through it. With 3-D modeling and animation, he?s able to look at different population groups use public spaces at different times of the day. He uses the data to design spaces that accommodate mobs at rush hour and sparser crowds at other times.

The growing mobility of Europe has inspired a debate about the look and feel of urban sprawl “Up until now. all our cultural heritage has been concerntrated in the city center,” notes Prof. Heinrich Moding of the German Institute of Urban Affairs. “But we?ve got to imagine how it?s possible to have joyful vibrancy in these outlying parts, so that they?re not just about garages, highways and gasoline tanks. ”The designs of new buildings are also changing to anticipate the emerging city as a way station. Buildings have been as disconnecting, isolating , defining. But increasingly, the quality of space that?s in demand is movement.

51、what is the main idea of the passage?

[A] the modern cities won?t be places to live the good life so much as way stations .

[B] aristotle?s idea about urban life is no longer applicable in the 21st century. [C] locational factors will not be so important in the 21st century as in aristotle?s time.

[D] There will be no fixed buildings in the future and the culture of architecture will change.

52、From the second paragraph, we can infer that____.

[A] people belonging to the EU member states can travel freely within borders. [B] immigration to European Union will benefit the nation?s welfare.

[C] the flow of people among the European nations will cause troubles to transportation.

[D] the mobility of cities in Europe will put urban designer in a dilemma. 53、The word “revamp”(Line 1,Para.3)probably means____.

[A] revival [B] revelation [C] renewal [D] recovery

54、which one of the following correctly describes Ben Van Berkel?s Deep Planning Strategy?

[A] The creation of public spaces should base on information about the flow of people.

[B] The creation of public spaces should come before the people move into the city.

[C] The creation of public spaces should make full use of 3_D animation technology.

[D] The creation of public spaces should take into account the working hours of

the inhabitants.

55、Prof. Heinrich Moding indicates that____.

[A] the lifestyle and culture of a city should change because of people?s mobility.

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[B] the suburbs will no longer be the places for garages and highways in the future.

[C] the cultural environment will be more attractive than the locational factors. [D] the suburbs will be more prosperous in the future than the city center.

Passage Two

The word science is heard so often in the modern times that almost everybody has some notion of its meaning 。On the other hand ， its definition is difficult for many people 。The meaning of the term is confusing ，but everyone should understand its meaning and objectives 。Just to make the explanation as simple as possible ，suppose science is defined as classified knowledge 。

Even in the true sciences distinguishing fact from fiction is not always easy 。 For this reason great care should be taken to distinguish between beliefs and truths. There is no danger as long as a clear difference is made between temporary and proved explanations 。 For example ，hypotheses and theories are attempts to explain natural phenomena 。From these positions the scientist continues to experiment and observe until they are proved or discredited 。 The exact status of any explanation should be clearly labeled to avoid confusion 。

The objectives of science are primarily the discovery and the subsequent understanding of the unknown。 Man cannot be satisfied with recognizing that secrets exist in nature or that questions are unanswerable；he must solve them。 Toward that end specialists in the field of biology and related fields of interest are directing much of their time and energy.

Actually， two basic approaches leads to the discovery of new information。One, aimed at satisfying curiosity is referred to as pure science。 The other is aimed at using knowledge for specific purposes—for instance, improving health ，raising standard of living，or creating new consumer products 。 In this case knowledge is put to economic use 。Such an approach is referred to as applied science 。

Sometimes practical—minded people miss the point of pure science in thinking only of its immediate application for economic rewards。 Chemists responsible for many of the discoveries could hardly have anticipated that their findings would one day result in applications of such a practical nature as those directly related to life and death。The discovery of one bit of information opens the door to the discovery of another。Some discoveries seem so simple that one is amazed they were not made years ago； however ， one should remember that the construction of the microscope had to precede the discovery of the cell。The host of scientists dedicating their lives to pure science are not apologetic about ignoring the practical side of their discoveries ； they know from experience that most knowledge is eventually applied 。

56、To define science we can simply name it as____。 [A] the study of unrelated subjects 。

[B] an attempt to explain natural phenomena。 [C] the study of unrelated fields。

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[D] classified knowledge。

57. which of the following sentences about pure science is true? [A] It may lead to antiscientific, ??impure” results.

[B] It necessarily precedes applied science and the discovery of the cell. [C] It is not always as pure as we suppose.

[D] It necessarily results from applied science and the discovery of the cell.

58. A scientist interested in general knowledge about oxygen would probably call his approach____.

[A] applied science [B] chemical science [C] pure science [D] environmental science 59.Which of the following does the author imply?

[A] pure scientists should not be blamed for ignoring the practical side of their discoveries.

[B] Today few people have any notions of the meaning of science. [C] In science, it is not difficult to distinguish fact from fiction.

[D] Practical-minded people can understand the meaning and objectives of pure science.

60. Which of the following can be the best title for this passage? [A] The Nature of Science and Scientists [B] Biology and the scientific age [C] Hypotheses and Theories

[D] On Distinguishing Fact from Fiction Passage Three

The first reaction one has to the question of viable approaches to the control of chemical and biological weapons is that there are on such approaches. And it is most difficult to dispense with this first reaction. The reasons are that the nations, including some of the smaller ones, are already downstream too far. The larger stores of weapons for CB warfare may be restricted to the major powers, but there is little doubt that an increasing capability is proliferating(激增) to some of the smaller and developing countries. What used to be largely a picture of research has turned to development. and development has turned to manufacturing and stockpiling. The subject is shrouded(覆盖) in secrecy and it is the secrecy which seems to provide a nonstop momentum to realize the full potential of these types of weapons. No one really knows what someone else may have ready for employment in a military situation. The large and expensive programs in the United States and Russia are attributed to each other?s ??large and expensive programs”. Knowledge and capability required for detection and defense are tied to knowledge and capability for retaliation(报复),The ??no first use” policy of the United States and other major nations implies that this retaliation be in kind, and this requires that weapons of the CB class be available.

A philosophy of mutual deterrence(制约) is developing in CB warfare comparable to that in nuclear warfare. In fact, much of the literature on the subject repeats that the stalemate(僵局) in the latter opens up the need for capability in the former. As an arms race, CBW does not present the spiraling costs of the ICBW-ABM

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systems, hence a movement to CB weapons (especially chemical) among some smaller nations. So far as the major power are concerned, the elements in CBW which are in common with the unclear arms race include the now-accepted approach to that race. Thus in discussing control of CB warfare, an editorial in the british jounal, Nature, concluded : ??the balance of terror between the great power blocs(集团) may not be to everybody?s taste, but it is probably still the best way of avoiding War.” 61. It can be inferred that the control of chemical and biological warfare____. [A] is less costly than controlling other systems of warfare [B] may not be possible or necessarily desirable [C] is in the hands of the United States and Russia [D] should become a matter of prime importance

62.Which of the following is NOT given as a cause for the continued development of CB weapons?

[A] The hostilities between the nations involved [B] The need to be able to detdct a CB attack

[C] Other weapons programs are more costly than the development of a CB system

[D] The countries involved are unaware of what the others are doing

63. The writer in the British journal might feel that the research and development of CB systems should be ____.

[A] encouraged and expanded

[B] conducted only by the major powers [C] immediately halted [D] maintained as it is now

64.The justification for the United States? participation in CB warfare programs is mainly due to the ____.

[A] need for undetectable weaponry [B] costliness of the nuclear programs [C] Russia?s having such a program

[D] ability of modern research to develop them

65. The main purpose of this article is to _____. [A] show the indifference in stopping CB warfare programs [B] explain the cost of CB warfare [C] discuss alternatives to CB warfare

[D] make the reader aware of the dangers of CB warfare

Passage Four

Most people can remember a phone for up to thirty seconds. When this short amount of time elapses, however, the numbers are erased from the memory. How did the information get there in the first place? Information that makes its way to the short term memory(STM) does so via the sensory storage area. The brain has a filter which

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only allows stimuli that is of immediate interest to pass on to the STM, also known as the working memory.

There is much debate about the capacity and duration of the short term memory. The most accepted theory comes form George A. Miller, a cognitive psychologist who suggested that humans can remember approximately seven chunks of

information. A chunk is defined as a meaningful unit of information, such as a word or name rather than just a letter or number. Modern theorists suggest that one can increase the capacity of the short term memory by chunking, or classifying similar information together. By organizing information, one can optimize the STM. And improve the chances of a memory being passed on to long term storage.

When making a conscious effort to memorize something, such as information for an exam, many people engage in “rote rehearsal”. By repeating something over and over again, we are able to keep a memory alive. Unfortunately, this type of memory maintenance only succeeds if there are no interruptions. As soon as a person stops rehearsing the information, it has the tendency to disappear. When a pen and paper are not handy, you might attempt to remember a phone number by repeating it aloud. If the doorbell rings or the dog barks to come in before you get the opportunity to make your phone call, you will forget the number instantly. Therefore, rote rehearsal is not an efficient way to pass information from the short term to long term memory. A better way is to practice “elaborate rehearsal”. This involves assigning semantic

meaning to a piece of information so that it can be filed along with other pre-existing long term memories.

Encoding information semantically also makes it more retrievable. Retrieving information can be done by recognition or recall. Humans can recall memories that are stored in the long term memory and used often. However, if a memory seems to be forgotten, it may eventually be retrieved by prompting. The more cues a person is given (such as pictures), the more likely a memory can be retrieved. This is why multiple choice tests are often used for subjects that require a lot of memorization.

66. According to the passage, how do memories get transferred to the STM? [A] They revert from the long term memory.

[B] They are filtered from the sensory storage area. [C] They get chunked when they enter the brain.

[D] They enter via the nervous system.

67. Why does the author mention a dog's bark? [A] It is a type of memory. [B] It is a type of interruption.

[C] Dogs have better memories than humans.

[D] A dog's bark is similar to a doorbell.

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68. What is paragraph 2 mainly about?

[A] George A. Miller [B] Cognitive theorists [C] STM capacity [D] Modern debates

69. The author believes that rote rotation is _____. [A] the best way to remember something [B] more efficient than chunking [C] ineffective in the long run

[D] an unnecessary interruption

70. Which of the following is NOT supported by the passage?

[A] The working memory is the same as the short term memory.. [B] A memory is kept alive through constant repetition. [C] Cues help people to recognize information.

[D] Multiple choice exams are the most difficult.

Passage Five

As in the case of so many words used by the biologist and physiologist, the word acclimatization is hard to define. With increase in knowledge and understanding, meanings of words change. Originally the term acclimatization was taken to mean only the ability of human beings or animals or plants to accustom themselves to mew and strange climatic conditions, primarily altered temperature. A person or a wolf moves to a hot climatic and is uncomfortable there, but after a time is better able to withstand the heat. But aside from temperature, there are other aspects of climate. A person or an animal may become adjusted to living at higher altitudes than those it was originally accustomed to. At really high altitudes, such as aviators maybe exposed to, the low atmospheric pressure becomes a factor of primary importance. In changing to a new environment, a person may, therefore, meet new conditions of temperature or pressure, and in addition may have to contend with different chemical surroundings. On high mountains, the amount of oxygen in the atmosphere may be

relatively small；in crowded cities ,a person may become exposed to relatively high concentrations of carbon dioxide or even carbon monoxide ,and in various areas may be exposed to conditions in which the water content of the atmosphere is extremely high or extremely low．Thus in the case of humans，animals，and even plants, the concept of acclimatization includes the phenomena of increased toleration of high or low temperature，of altered pressure．and of changes in the chemical environment．

Let us define acclimatization ,therefore ,as the process in which an organism or a

part of an organism becomes used to an environment which is normally unsuitable to it or lethal for it．By and large，acclimatization is a relatively slow process．The term should not be taken to include relatively rapid adjustments such as our sense organs are constantly making .This type of adjustment is commonly referred to by physiologists as \

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pressure of our clothes and we do not feel them；we soon fail to hear the ticking of a clock；obnoxious odors after a time fail to make much impression on us，and our eyes in strong light rapidly become insensitive．

The fundamental fact about acclimatization is that all animals and plants have some capacity to adjust themselves to changes in their environment．This is one of the most remarkable characteristics of living organisms．a characteristic for which it is extremely difficult to find explanations．

71．According to the reading selection ,all animals and plains—— 【A】 have an ability for acclimatization

【B】 can adjust to only one change in the environment at a time

【C】 are successful in adjusting themselves to changes in their environments 【D】 can adjust to natural changes in the environment but not to artificially

induced changes

72．It can be inferred from the reading selection that____.

【A】 every change in the environment requires acclimatization by living things． 【B】 plants and animals are more alike than they are different 【C】 biologist and physiologists study essentially the same things 【D】 as science develops, the connotation of terms may change 73. According to the reading selection, acclimatization____． 【A】 is similar to adaptation

【B】 is more important today than it formerly was 【C】 involves positive as well as negative adjustment 【D】 may be involved with a part of an organism but not with the whole organism 74．By inference from the reading selection, which one of the following would not require the process of acclimatization? 【A】 an ocean fish placed in a lake 【B】 a skin diver making a deep dive

【C】 an airplane pilot making a high-altitude flight

【D】 a person going from daylight into a darkened room

75．According to the passage, a major distinction between acclimatization and adaptation is that acclimatization——．

【A】 is more important than adaptation

【B】 is relatively slow and adaptation is relatively rapid

【C】 applies to adjustments while adaptation does not apply to adjustments

【D】 is applicable to all animals and plants and adaptation only to higher animals

and man

Passage Six

The e-book, you could argue，is environmentally friendly，which is true．but it is also incredibly counter-intuitive．Computer engineers spend a lot of their time coming up with ways to make computers ubiquitous(无所不在的)in consumer lives，and they’ve largely succeeded in

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that，which is part of the point．Many consumers have also been busy rejecting electronic banking．Partly because want a few tactile experiences left in our Iives , and handling money is one of those experiences．Reading a book in a way, is an act of rebellion today .It’s a statement that despite the 35 channels coming in on the cable box ,the billions of Web sites．and other diversions，you’re going to read a book．This is something someone could have done in the l6th century，when the first books were printed in English．

I used to attend a regular‘salon’in Manhattan, where Internet people would meet, have dinner and discuss the latest trends．One of the sponsors of these social gatherings，who worked for a publisher，brought an e-book to the group，and passed it around．Everything about it bugged me ;it was characterless ,flat and soul-less．One might imagine reading the works of Bill Gates on it，but the thought of reading Thackeray or Dickens or Wilkie Collins or even John Steinbeck on it ,is a laughing matter．

In other words ,books are more than just words，they have—or used to have—decorative covers ,because they are expressions of the author’s creativity．That’s why some people collect first editions．They want to own the book that was authorized by the writer, an edition he or she might have owned．As books age ,they attain a certain patina(古色古香)，reminding of the history the object has seen

76. According to the author, one drawback of computers is that____. [A] they require sophisticated computer literacy [B] they are interfering with our private lives

[C] they can be used only in a limited numbers of areas [D] they deprive us of experiences of handling things

77. Today, reading books is regarded as______.

[A] creative [B] harmful

[C] intellectual [D] old-fashioned

78. It is the author?s opinion that______.

[A] it is ridiculous to read literary works on an e-book

[B] readers find it odd to read Bill Gates? works on an e-book

[C] reading e-books is not very different from reading paper books [D] e-books will replace traditional books in the foreseeable future

79. The last paragraph is mainly concerned with the _____ aspect of paper books. [A] physical [B] intellectual [C] esthetic [D] historical

80. What is the author?s main purpose? [A] To forecast the e-books? future. [B] To make a case against e-books.

[C] To suggest alternatives to printed books. [D] To weigh the pro and con of e-books.

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试卷二（Paper Two）

译写答题注意事项

一、本试卷(Paper Two)答题一律写在主观答题纸上(Answer Sheet II)上，草稿纸及试题册上的答题内容一律不予计分。

二、中、英文尽可能做到字迹清晰，书写工整，疏密相间均匀，字体大小适当。 三、英文作文必须逐行书写，不得隔行或跳行。 Part V TRANSLATION (40 minutes, 20 points)

Section A (20 minutes, 10 points)

Directions: put the following passage into Chinese. Write your Chinese version in the proper space on Answer Sheet II.

In the 21st century, entirely new forms of digital money —including electronic cash and “computerized” smart cards —will become the preferred means for most personal financial transactions, with far-reaching consequences for where and how money is spent. Electronic cash is the brainchild of cryptographer David Chaum, and it promises to transform the Internet into a global marketplace for everything from magazine subscriptions to smoked salmon. Smart cards, which can carry as much as 80 times more information on them than conventional cards with a magnetic stripe are already widely used in European countries where centralized banks can roll out new services on a nationwide basis.

Section B (20 minutes, 10 points)

Directions: Put the following sentences into English Write your English version in the proper space on Answer Sheet II.

1． 一个开放的国际大都市应当实行文化多元主义。在那里，拥有不同文化背景的人们和平相处，共同发展。

2．社会保障是一种公共福利计划，旨在保护个人及其家庭的失业、年老、疾病或死亡时其收入不受损失。

3．即便各国政府完全禁止克隆人，人们也很难监督那些不需要国家经费的私人实验室及地处沿海的非法实验室在做什么。

4．中国政府已经意识到贫富分化可能导致严重的社会问题，并且已经采取措施来缩小这种差距。

5．全球变暖、生物圈污染等生态毁灭问题使得数千种物种濒临灭绝，甚至威胁到了人类自身。

Part VI WRITING (30 minutes, 10 points)

Directions: Write a composition of no less than 150 words on the following topic and outline. Use the proper space on Answer Sheet II.

On Creating a Harmonious Society

1. The importance of a harmonious society. 2. The basis of a harmonious society.

3.My suggestions on creating a harmonious society.

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