复旦大学2005年博士研究生入学考试英语试题
Part Ⅰ Listening Comprehension (15 points)
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Part Ⅱ Vocabulary and Structure (10 points)
Directions: There are 20 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on ANSWER SHEET Ⅰ with a single line through the center.
21．The feeling of ______ that followed her victory was cut short hy her father's sudden death.
A．initiation B．intricacy C．interrogation D．intoxication 22．An independent adviser has been brought in to ______ between the two sides involved in the conflict.
A．conciliate B．waver C．vacillate D．linger
23．Robert's enthusiasm for the program of social reform seems to have ______, for he seldom mentions it any more.
A．broke through B．come up C．worn off D．fallen out 24．Talented ______ he is, he is not yet ready to turn professional. A．since B．as C．until D．while
25．It is very ______ of Miss Bingley to refuse to give any money to the church appeal when she could so easily afford it.
A．considerate B．miserly C．belligerent D．touchy
26．Obviously what she did was wrong, but I don't think it ______ quite such severe punishment.
A．slashed B．surmised C．warranted D．evaluated 27．______ the time available to us, we will have to submit the report in draft form. A．Giving B．To give C． Having given D．Given
28．On a warm sunny day the river seems ______ and benign, and it's hard to believe it can be dangerous.
A．treacherous B．perilous C．placid D．turbulent
29．The woman ______ the washing machine to see what the problem was, but couldn't put it back together again.
A．dismantled B．dispensed C．dissolved D．dissipated 30．Local residents claimed that the noise from the concert was causing a public ______. A．nuisance B．nuance C．novelty D．notification
31．The candidate knew he could win the election when he saw the ______ with which his supporters worked.
A．zeal B．innocence C．magnetism D．indifference 32．______ your help, I might have failed in getting this high-paid job.
A．Thanks to B．But for C．Owing to D．Apart from 33．Police believe that many burglars are amateurs who would flee if an alarm sounded or lights ______.
A．came out B．came to C．came on D．came in
34．Even though strong evidence has proved the nicotine to be ______, the tobacco company still insists that its products are harmless.
A．minute B．soluble C．communicable D．addictive 35．He ______ the men’s faces closely, trying to work out who was lying. A．slashed B．smacked C．slammed D．scrutinized
36．She was portrayed in the press as a ______ sort of character who was only interested in men for their money.
A．lofty B．deliberate C．courteous D．grasping
37．The table has a plastic coating which prevents liquids from ______ into the wood beneath.
A．rambling B．permeating C．eroding D．chasing 38．Going out for a walk when it's pouring with rain is a ______ idea.
A．conducive B．ludicrous C．flashy D．transient
39．The lorry was lodged in a very ______ way, with its front wheels hanging over the cliff. A． precarious B．repulsive C．fastidious D．oblivious 40．Her mother taught her never to ______ if someone insulted her, as it would only make the situation worse.
A．retaliate B．deport C．outdo D．foil
Part Ⅲ Reading Comprehension (40 points)
Directions: There are 4 reading passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best answer and mark the corresponding letter on ANSWER SHEET Ⅰ with a single line through the center.
Passage One
Always at the beginning of any particular hunt there was one solemn ceremony to perform: an earnest consultation between all the hunters as to which spoor was most worthwhile following. The Bushmen would sit on their heels like elder statesmen discussing the size, mood, sex, and direction of the animals, study the wind, the sun, the hour and the weather generally. When they had picked out one particular spoor they revealed their decision by flicking their hands over it loosely from their wrists and making a sound like the wind between their teeth. They would do that, too, whenever spoor was fresh and promising and the gesture came so clearly from a background of meaning that we never saw it without an mediate quickening of our own pulses.
The decision made, they would set out at a steady trot, until there was evidence that their quarry was near. Sometimes they would stalk it, first on their knees and finally full on the stomach, until the animal came within range of their bows. Frequently, if seen, they would make no effort to hide themselves but go slowly, hands behind their backs, imitating the movements of ostriches pecking casually at the food in the veld. When hunting in a group they seemed to prefer shooting in pairs, coming up together on their knees like shadows within a bush. Without a word being spoken but by some process of wordless intercommunication of purpose, simultaneously they would let fly their arrow at the animal, the bowstrings resounding with a wild harp-like twang. That done they would stand up at leisure. They never expected the animal to drop dead at once, knowing they would have to wait until the poison began to do its deadly work.
But the first thing to establish was that the arrows had found their mark. The arrows were made in three sections for this very reason. First, the poisoned head was made in one short hollowed piece which fitted into another slightly larger one which was joined to the main shaft, notched at the far end to take the bow-string without slipping or fumbling. This made certain that the wounded animal would be unable to rid itself of the arrow by rubbing its wounded place
复旦大学2005年博士研究生入学考试英语试题
