2010年浙江大学考博英语真题及答案

2010 年浙江大学考博英语真题及答案 SectionⅠ listening comprehension (20 marks,1 mark each ) Part A Directions: You will hear a passage about Disneyland’s Opening Day in 1915. Listen and complete the sentence in questions 1-5 with the information you’ve heard. Write not more than 3 words in each numbered box. You will hear the recording twice. You now have 25 seconds to read the table below. 1. Disneyland Park was opened to the public on Monday＿＿＿＿. 1.＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿ 2. On that day, the temperature was an unusually high 101℉＿. 2. ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿ 3. The park got such bad press for the event day Walt Disney and 1955 executives forever referred to the day as＿＿＿＿. 3. ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿ 4. ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿ 4. The first person to buy a ticket and enter the park was David MacPherson with＿＿ number2. 5. The two children with whom Walt Disney had an official photo taken both received＿to Disneyland. 5＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿ Part B Directions: You will hear a passage about Harvard Extension School. Answer the questions 6-10 while you listen. Use not more than 5 words for each answer. You will hear the recording twice. You now have 25 seconds to read the question. 6. What did John Lowell Jr.’s will in 1835 lead to create? 7. What is today’s trend for forum that allows people to learn everyday? 8. How many undergraduate and graduate courses is Harvard Extension School offering this year? 9. When was University Extension at Harvard founded? 10. What was Mr.A.Lawerence Lowell’s first step in office when he was 6.＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿ 7. ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿ 8. ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿ 9. ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿ 10＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿ named president of Harvard in 1909? Part C Directions: Questions 11-13 are based on the following passage about John Grisham. You now have 15 seconds to read choices for question11-13. 11 . A. A case of murder B. A case of rape C. His father’s experience D. His life on the farm 12 . A. It was popular at the time of publication B. It earned Grisham great fame C. It brought Grisham wealth D. It was carried by The New York Time as a series 13 . A. to achieve his life’s goal as a professional baseball player. B. to coach children baseball. C. to see his childhood dream being realized in the children. D. to provide facilities of baseball training. Directions: Questions 14-16 are based on the following passage about Changes When Becoming Grandparents. You now have 15 seconds to read choices for question14-16. 14 . 15 . 16 . A. He feels jealous. B. He feels amazed. C. He thinks it unnecessary. D. He thinks it annoying. A. They get highly energetic. C. They want more sweets. B. They quiet down. D. They go to bed. A. They behave very well. B. They like chocolate very much. C. They receive toys form their grandparents. D. They are having a lot of fun. Directions: Questions 17-20 are based on the following passage about Ecotourism. You now have 15 seconds to read choices for question17-20. 17 . A. It meant to have tourists help in the conservation of wildlife. B. It meant to have wild species respond well to contact with human. C. It meant to make wild species reduce stress and abnormal behavior. D. It meant to make conservationists more concerned with wildlife. 18 . 1 9. 20 . A. to really encourage people to protect wildlife and its habitat. B. to strictly follow environmentally friendly polices. C. to actually lack proper examination and official approval. D. to seriously damage the habitats of endangered species. A. It will disturb their life. C. It will increase their stress. B. It will affect their health. D. It will threaten their survival. A. to encourage people to manage endangered species. B. to reduce the exposure of wildlife to human beings. C. to help wild animals increase their fitness. D. to prevent wildlife form catching human disease. Section Ⅱ Vocabulary (15 marks,1 mark each ) Directions: There are 15 incomplete sentences in this section. For each sentence there choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet Ⅰ with a single line through the centre. 21. “Like most foreigner, I ask a lot of questions, some of which are insultingly silly. But everyone I ＿has answered those questions with patience and honesty. A. come across B. come by C. come over D. come into 22. Among picture books for 4-8 years olds, several outstanding works appeared that combined original stories with＿ illustrations. A. imaginable B. imaginative C. imaging D. imageless 23. As skies fill with millions of migrating birds, European scientists say the seasonal miracle appears to depend on seeming ＿ : The fatter the bird, the more efficiently it flies. A. interruption B. description C. qualification D. contradiction 24.The party leader justified his subsequent re-election ＿that he had brought political stability and economic development to his country. A. in the way B. by no means C. on the grounds D. to the extent 25.A leading British scholar has proposed translating Shakespeare into contemporary English＿young audiences who are confused by jokes which are 400 years out of date. A. in memory of B. at the cost of C. on behalf of D. for the benefit of 26.The objective of this popular consultation is to determine, ＿ , the final political status of the region, whether to remain of the country as a special district, or to part from it. A. once upon a time B. once and again C. all at once D. once and fall all 27. The＿choice for a consumer, therefore, is the choice among the available ones that will enable him or her to maximize utility. A. optimal B. optional C. optical D. optimistic 28. The Adult Vocational College is an opportunity to gain the right qualifications for various careers, for it offers an ＿ range of subjects and courses. A. additional B. excessive C. adequate D. extensive 29.It’s disturbing to note how many of crimes we do know about were detected＿, not by systematic inspections or other security procedures. A. by accident B. on schedule C. in general D. at intervals 30. In calculating the daily calories requirements for an individual, variations in body size, physical activity and age should be＿. A. brought into practice B. taken into account C. thrown light on D. look down upon 31. The more a nation’s companies ＿ factories abroad, the smaller that country’s recorded exports will be. A. lie B. locate C. spot D. stand 32.The defence lawyer was questioning the old man who was one of the ＿of the murder committed last month. A. witness B. audiences C. viewers D. observers 33. The belief that the universe is improving and that good will＿triumph over evil prevails. A. ultimately B. conclusively C. feasibly D. terminally 34. It was difficult to build a power station in the deep valley, but it ＿ as we had hoped. A. came off B. went off C. brought out D. made out 35. The local people were joyfully surprise to find the prices of vegetables no longer＿according to the weather. A. evaluated B. converted C. fluctuated D. modified SectionⅢ Cloze Test (20 marks, 1 mark each) Directions: There are 20 incomplete sentences in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet Ⅰ with a single line through the centre. The character of European education demands that the student develop 36 and social individuality. The American student is given a choice between relying on himself 37 on others. 36. A. intellectual B. intangible C. inquisitive D. ingenious 37. A. and B. or C. from D. with 38. A. of B. to C. for D. with Scholastically, the fundamental differ ence is between the European lecture system a nd the American discussion system. Th e European system is both the strength and the limit of European education. Th e strength is the challenge 38 the student to rely on himself; the system imposes a limit because it is 39, and at times even cruelly, qualitative: only a few are able to survive. A second difference is the American c ampus, a term which has no 40 in Euro pe. There, the campus is formed 41 by the various classrooms, faculty offices and laboratories. No extracurricular acti vities are carried on. The students and the professors go to the universities wh en they have classes and leave as soon as they are 42 . The European universities provide no social life; on the 43 , it creates an a social atmosphere. The student44 never organizes campus acti vities: everything is left to the 45 of the individual students. In the 46 of these considerations, I thi nk I can answer the challenge of that pr etty coed, though my answer is bound t o be incomplete. My 47 to the America n educational system are two. The first 48american students. What 49 me mo st about them is their conformity and t heir fear of 50 . Perhaps campus life 51 by necessity to conformity. Almost ever y student belongs to at least two organi zations. What is the 52 of this associati ve mania, 53 not the basic to be suppor ted by people who think 54 and sympat hize with the same idea? Nobody likes being alone, but it seems to me that A merican students like 55 too much. 39. A. strictly B. vigorously C. rigorous D. rigid 40. A. equation B. equal C. equator D. equivalent 41. A. exceptional B. exclusively C. extraordinarily D. extensively 42. A. away B. out C. over D. in 43. A. contrary B. opposition C. contrast D. conversation 44. A. body B. unity C. structure D. constitution 45. A. creative B. initiative C. original D. imaginative 46. A. light B. accordance C. correspondence D. virtue 47. A. reactions B. responds C. replies D. reflections 48. A. involves B. concerns C. includes D. relates 49. A. appealed B. solicited C. struck D. astounded 50. A. dependence B. desolation C. reliance D. isolation 51. A. contends B. intends C. attends D. tends 52. A. reason B. excuse C. background D. cause 53. A. whether B. but C. if D. as 54. A. likely B. alike C. likelihood D. like 55. A. companion B. fellowship C. mate D. company