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1、2004年中国农业大学考博英语真题Part I Listening Comprehension (20 points)Section ADirections: In this section you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. Each conversation and question will be spoken only once. After each question there will
2、 be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four suggested answers. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.Example. You will hear: You will read: A. 2 hours. B. 3 hours. C. 4 hours. D. 5 hours.From the conversation we know that the two are t
3、alking about some work they will start at 9 oclock in the morning and have to finish at 2 in the afternoon. Therefore D 5 hours is the correct answer. You should choose answer D on the Answer Sheet and mark it with a single line through the centre. 1. A. Not talk to Bill any more.B. Tell Bill not to
4、 think negatively.C. Take Bills remarks seriously.D. Pay little attention to what Bill says.2. A. Look for beverages in the lobby.B. Get some fresh air outside.C. Walk around the auditorium.D. Stay in their seats.3. A. They are both studying for M.A.B. They are both working.C. He is studying while s
5、he works.D. She is studying while he works.4. A. He feels sorry for those students.B. He considers the punishment excessive.C. He expresses no opinion about the action.D. He approves of the action.5.A. Satisfied with their price.B. Displeased with their quality.C. Pleased with modern mass-production
6、 techniques.D. Dissatisfied with their technological complexity.5. A. In his office.B. In his waiting room. C. In an airplane.D. In New York.7.A. The man is an exceptional student and will write the exam for the class.B. The student will probably not be able to complete the court.C. The students req
7、uest will be granted.D. Circumstances will not permit the student to take the make-up exam.8.A. He doubts Davids reliability.B. He is willing to trust David.C. He has confided some of his doubts to David.D. He thinks David will benefit him from this experience.9. A. Ask the stewardess for change.B.
8、Move to another part of the plane.C. Sit where there is a breeze.D. Extinguish his cigarette.10.A. The man doesnt have to take the GRE test. B. The man doesnt have to take the English test.C. The man cant go to the graduate school.D. The mans adviser canceled the GRE test.Section BDirections: In thi
9、s section, you will hear three short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear one question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A ), B ), C) and D ).Then mark the correspon
10、ding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.Passage OneQuestions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard:10. A. Mans Lives.B. Mans Normal Period of Growth.C. Can the Aging Be Controlled? D. Can Man Live Longer in the Future?12.A. Most people cannot live more t
11、han 100 years.B. Most people are over 100 years old.C. Man can live six times longer than his normal period of growth.D. A persons period of growth may be 25 years.13.A. By describing the conditions necessary for a long life.B. By explaining the findings of an expert.C. By comparing man with other a
12、nimals.D. By quoting popular medical opinion.Passage TwoQuestions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard:14. A. When the plane was up in the sky.B. Ten minutes after he was sitting on board.C. Just before he fastened his seat belt. D. While he was enjoying the beauty of the sky.15.A.
13、The man enjoyed the beauty of the evening sky from his plane.B. The man had a time bomb hidden in his suitcase.C. The ticking noise of the alarm clock caused him a little trouble.D. The airline official and the police officer played a joke on him.16.A. An Interesting Day.B. Two Mistakes Made.C. A Fa
14、lse Alarm.D. An Unlawful Arrest.Passage ThreeQuestions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.17.A. Some people buy things they do not want.B. Some people are afraid to stick to their rights.C. There are many superior around you.D. Some people do not think highly enough of themselves.
15、18.A. Some people have a low self-image.B. There is always someone around who knows better.C. Salesman talk people into buying things they dont want.D. People do not share the common knowledge.19.A. To make people start to doubt themselves.B. To show people they have a right to be themselves.C. To h
16、elp people to become a superior.D. To help people to learn to be aggressive.20.A. To take an AT course. B. To go to see a superior.C. To talk with Dr. Albert. D. To speak out for yourself.Part Two Vocabulary (25 points)Section ADirections: Choose the one word or phrase which you think closest in mea
17、ning to the underlined part of the sentence in its context and mark your choices on the ANSWER SHEET.21. A good manager must establish rapportn.和谐, 亲善 with his or her subordinates.A. affectionB. acquaintanceC. faithD. loyalty22. Unhappy people often resort to依靠，求助于；诉诸；常去 violence as a means of venti
18、ng their anger.A. intend forB. make use of C. prefer toD. refer to 23. If you know in advance that the exam is going be easy, you have no incentive to work hard.A. emotionB. motivationC. interestD. intention24. The oil company launched urgent studies of the Arctic environment.A. startedB. stressedC.
19、 stimulatedD. worked 25. The retiring professor was exalted by his colleagues.A. criticizedB. honoredC. bestowedD. supervised26. Parents heartily endorsedv.背面签名,认可, 签署 the plan for a school playground.A. adoredv.崇拜, 爱慕, (口语)喜爱B. admired C. supported D. denied27. Black clouds, thunder and lightening
20、show that a storm is imminent.A. impendingn.迫近 B. irremediableadj.不能治疗的, 不能挽回的 C. unavoidable D. irresistible28. Age had withered the ladys complexionn.面色, 肤色, 情况, 局面.A. destroyed B. twisted C. fleckedvt.使和解, 使和谐, 使顺从 D. marked29. Since the two countries could not reconcile their differences, they d
21、ecided to implement economic sanctions towards each other.A. resolveB. tacklen.工具, 用具, 装备, 扭倒vt.固定, 应付(难事等), 处理, 解决, 抓住 C. match D. splitv.劈开, (使)裂开, 分裂, 分离30. They are planning to embark on a new business undertaking.A. get upB. get onC. take part inD. get along withSection BDirections: Choose for
22、each blank the word or phrase that can best complete the sentence.31. Many websites are _ through search engines.A. available B. accessible C. achievable D. convenient32. The shopkeeper replaced the defective components, although it was not _ for him to do so.A. authoritative B. demanding C. obligat
23、ory D. requisite33. Countless billions of _ sea creatures and plants lived and sank to the sea bed.A. second B. minute C. hour D. day34. Your kindness in giving _ to the consideration of the above request will be highly appreciated.A. advantage B. importance C. accommodation D. priority35. Some hope
24、 was _ by the chairman that the financial position of the company would improve during the next year.A. got over B. doubled up C. held out D caught on36. We expected him at eight but he finally _ at midnight.A. came to B. turned out C. turned up D. came off37. Because the young girl had never been a
25、sked to do such a delicate work, she was completely _ by the sudden confusion.A. compelled B. refrained C. bewildered D. constrainedadj.不舒服的, 被强迫的, 拘泥的38. A good sense of rhythm is one of his natural _ as a poet.A. endowmentsn.捐赠, 捐赠的基金(或财产), 天资, 捐款 B. interest C. weaknesses D. accomplishments39. Th
26、is portraitn.肖像, 人像 of him _ him very much.A. likens B. exaggerates C. displays D. flatters40. The people _ to be allowed to return to their island.A. participated B. penetrated C. petitionedn.请愿, 情愿书, 诉状, 陈情书v.请求, 恳求, 请愿 D. permeatedvt.弥漫, 渗透, 透过, 充满vi.透入41. He _ never to come back until he had fou
27、nd her. A. pledgedn.保证, 誓言, 抵押, 抵押品 B. perplexed C. persisted D. plighted 42. The spring of last year witnessed the _ of the strange weather.A. adaptation B. shift C. vicissitude D. kaleidoscope43. Since this product is out of stock, people rush for _ buying.A. pantingB. ferventC. panicn.惊慌, 恐慌, 没有理
28、由的D. desperateadj.不顾一切的, 拚死的, 令人绝望的44. The housewife _ the sweet-smelling flowers into a garlandn.花环vt.戴花环.A. tiedB. intertwinedv.(使)纠缠, (使)缠绕C. curvedD. twisted45. Each chess player will have five minutes to _ his next move. A. make B. have C. take D. ponderPart Three Reading Comprehension(25 point
29、s)Directions: In this section, there are four passages. Read the passages and questions carefully and make your choices that you think would best complete the statements or best answer the questions by marking them on the ANSWER SHEET.2325Passage OneHistory Repeats? 1916 Election ParallelLooking bac
30、k, the presidential election was something of a mess.Professor Terri Bimes teaches a course in the American Presidency at the University of California - Berkeley, There was electoral confusion. For instance, in Los Angeles, there were more votes than ballots distributed. In New Hampshire, they switc
31、hedn.开关, 电闸, 转换vt.转换, 转变 the votes for the candidates.Professor Bimes is not talking about campaign 2000, but of要不是 the presidential election of 1916 between Democrat Woodrow Wilson 伍德罗威尔逊，美国总统（1913-1921） and Republican challenger Charles Evans Hughes.There were allegations of election fraud选举舞弊, cl
32、aims that ballots were tossed out 抛出because it appeared some voters had voted twice, and demands for对的需求 a recount. The race had come down to 归根结底，可归结为；实质上是 Californias 13 electoral votes and ultimately, to the relatively few votes of Northern Californias ruraladj.乡下的, 田园的, communities农村社区 like this
33、 one in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, an area now known as Wilsonia for very good reason.Professor Bill Issel of San Francisco State University says, The surprise in California was of course shaped by Mother Natures lack of cooperation, snow. Hughes Probably Elected says the SF Chronicle headline fro
34、m the day after the election in 1916. With most of the states ballots talliedn.记账, 得分, 标记牌, 标签, vt.点数, 计算, 记录, 加标签, challenger Hughes held a slim lead over President Wilson. It was another day before horse drawn wagons battling snow and rough terrainn.地形 不平地形could deliver their ballot boxes and ulti
35、mately the election to Wilson.Fred Vreeman of the Kings Canyon Park Service Co says, So, the people in this area say, and have always said, since 1916, that they were the ones who swing the election for Wilson, and in his honorn.尊敬, 敬意, 荣誉, 光荣, they named this area Wilsonia. This years election with
36、 its parallels to that of 1916, turns out to be very exciting for the students in Professor Bimes class on the American presidency.Professor Terri Bimes, Theyre very chargedadj.充满感情的. Lots of excitement. Lots of questions. It is a really, its, its, ahh, bad for the country, but, ahh, good for the co
37、urse. Ha.46. One kind of election fraud might beA. less total votes than ballots. B. more total votes than ballots.C. a storm keeping voters away. D. ballots with pencil marks. 47. The day after the election, the SF Chronicle A. gave the correct election results. B. told about the snow storm in the
38、Sierra Nevada Mountains.C. gave the wrong election results.( No Hughes Probably Elected)D. told the story about Wilsonia.48. The surprise in the election of 1916 was caused by A. the smooth terrain.B. the double votes.C. the rural area.D. the weather. (snow)49. A few votes in the Presidential electi
39、on A. can change the outcomen.结果, 成果. (So very chargedadj.充满感情的. Lots of excitement)B. are not really important. C. dont matter for the electoral votes. D. can be tossed out. 50. The professor thought that the elections of 1916 and 2000 A. were both interesting for the students. B. were parallel and
40、 thus not interesting. C. had too much fraud. D. were bad for the students to study. Passage TwoPulp FictionEvery second, 1 hectare of the worlds rainforest is destroyed. Thats equivalent to等同于、相当于、等于 two football fields. An area the size of New York City is lostBe lost丢失、迷路，失传 every day. In a year,
41、 that adds up to 31 million hectares - more than the land area of Poland. This alarming rate of destruction has serious consequences for the environment; scientists estimate, for example, that 137 species of plant, insect or animal become extinct every day due to logging记录。伐木搬运业、美国英语砍伐树木，伐树，伐木：. In
42、British Columbia, where, since 1990, thirteen rainforest valleys have been clear cut, 142 species of salmon have already become extinct, and the habitats 动物栖息地、植物的产地of grizzly bears, wolves and many other creatures are threatened. Logging, however, provides jobs, profits, taxes for the government an
43、d cheap products of all kinds for consumers, so the government is reluctant to不愿意、不情愿 restrict or control it.Much of Canadas forestry production goes towards向走去，向移动，构成的要素；成为的条件：用以，有助于；充之用： making pulp and paper. According to the Canadian Pulp and Paper Association联盟、协会, Canada supplies 34% of the wo
44、rlds wood pulp and 49% of its newsprint paper. If these paper products could be produced in some other way, Canadian forests could be preserved. Recently, a possible alternative way of producing paper has been suggested by agriculturalists and environmentalists: a plant called hemp.Hemp has been cul
45、tivated by many cultures for thousands of years. It produces fibre which can be made into paper, fuel, oils, textiles纺织品, food, and rope绳、绳索. For many centuries几个世纪以来, it was essential to必不可少的 the economies of many countries because it was used to make the ropes and cables used on sailing ships; col
46、onial expansion殖民扩张 and the establishment of a world-wide trading network世界贸易网络 would not have been possible without hemp. Nowadays, ships cables are usually made from wire or syntheticadj.合成的, 人造的, 综合的 fibres, but scientists are now suggesting that the cultivation of hemp should be revived for the production of paper and pulp. According