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中国社会科学院研究生院2017年攻读博士学位研究生入学考试试卷英语（B卷）2017年3月11日8:30–11:30答题说明1.请考生按照答题卡的要求填写相关内容。在“姓名”一栏中，请用中文填写1本人姓名；“试卷类型”一栏，本人无需填写。2．在答题卡的“考生编号”一栏中填入本人的准考证号。例如：考号为012345678900001，请考生在第一行中填写阿拉伯数字012345678900001，然后再将各栏中相应的数字涂黑，如下图所示。如不涂满，计算机将识别为无效试卷。考生编号（左对齐）012345678900001■[0][0][0][0][0][0][0][0][0]■■■■[0][1]■[1][1][1][1][1][1][1][1][1][1][1][1]■[2][2]■[2][2][2][2][2][2][2][2][2][2][2][2][3][3][3]■[3][3][3][3][3][3][3][3][3][3][3][4][4][4][4]■[4][4][4][4][4][4][4][4][4][4][5][5][5][5][5]■[5][5][5][5][5][5][5][5][5][6][6][6][6][6][6]■[6][6][6][6][6][6][6][6][7][7][7][7][7][7][7]■[7][7][7][7][7][7][7][8][8][8][8][8][8][8][8]■[8][8][8][8][8][8][9][9][9][9][9][9][9][9][9]■[9][9][9][9][9]3.在答题卡上填写答案时，请务必按照图示将选项格涂满;在A,B,C,D四个选项中，只有一个正确答案。填写两个或两个以上答案，本题无效。如需涂改，请务必用橡皮擦净后再重新填写。4.试卷第三部分（包括阅读7选5、概要）、第四部分(包括英译汉、汉译英)，请考生直接写在英语试题答题纸上的指定位置，不再提供额外的答题纸。请将以下题目的答案填写在答题卡上。2PARTI:Cloze(20points)Directions:Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblank.Duringthemid–1980s,myfamilyandIspenta__(1)__yearinthehistorictownofSt.Andrews,Scotland.ComparinglifetherewithlifeinAmerica,wewereimpressedbya__(2)__disconnectionbetweennationalwealthandwell-being.TomostAmericans,Scottishlifewouldhaveseemed__(3)__.IncomeswereabouthalfthatintheU.S.AmongfamiliesintheKingdomofFifesurroundingSt.Andrews,44percentdidnotownacar,andwenevermetafamilythatownedtwo.Centralheatinginthisplace__(4)__southofIcelandwas,atthattime,stillaluxury.Inhundredsofconversationsduringouryearthereandduringthreehalfsummerstayssince,we___(5)___noticethat,___(6)___theirsimplerliving,theScotsappeared___(7)___joyfulthanAmericans.WeheardcomplaintsaboutMargaretThatcher,butneveraboutbeingunderpaidorunabletoaffordwants.Withinanycountry,suchasourown,arerichpeoplehappier?Inpoorcountries,beingrelativelywelloffdoesmake__(8)__somewhatbetterwelloff.Butinaffluentcountries,wherenearlyeveryonecanaffordlife’snecessities,increasingaffluencematters__(9)__little.IntheU.S.,Canada,andEurope,thecorrelationbetweenincomeandhappinessis,asUniversityofMichiganresearchernotedina1980s16–nationstudy,“virtually__(10)__”.Happinessislower__(11)__theverypoor.Butoncecomfortable,moremoneyprovidesdiminishingreturns.Evenveryrichpeopleareonlyslightlyhappierthanaverage.Withnetworthall___(12)___$100million,providing___(13)___moneytobuythingstheydon’tneedandhardlycareabout,4in5ofthe49peoplerespondingtosurveyagreedthat“Moneycanincreaseordecreasehappiness,dependingonhowitisused”.Andsomewereindeedunhappy.Onefabulously__(14)__mansaidhecouldneverrememberbeinghappy.Onewomanreportedthatmoney__(15)__miserycausedbyherchildren’s’problems.Attheotherendoflife’scircumstancesaremostvictimsofdisablingtragedies.Yet,remarkably,mosteventuallyrecoveranear-normallevelofday-to-dayhappiness.Thus,universitystudentswhomustcopewithdisabilitiesare__(16)__able-bodiedstudentstoreportthemselveshappy,andtheirfriendsagreewiththeirself-perceptions.Wehave__(17)__theAmericandreamofachievedwealthandwell-beingbycomparingrichandunrichcountries,andrichandunrichpeople.Thatleavesthefinalquestion:Overtime,doeshappinessrisewithaffluence?Typicallynot.Lotterywinnersappeartogainbutatemporaryjoltofjoyfromtheirwinnings.Onasmallscale,ajumpinourincomecanboostourmorale,forawhile.Butinthelongrun,neitheranicecreamconenoranewcarnorbecomingrichandfamousproducesthesamefeelingsofdelightthatitinitially___(18)___.Happinessisnottheresultofbeingrich,buta__(19)__consequenceofhavingrecentlybecomericher.Wealth,itthereforeseems,islikehealth:Althoughitsutterabsencecanbreedmisery,havingitdoesnotguaranteehappiness.Happinessis__(20)__amatterofgettingwhatwewantthanofwantingwhatwehave.1.a.underpaidb.prosperousc.affluentd.sabbatical2.a.assumedb.seemingc.seemedd.seemly3.a.precariousb.imprudentc.spartand.gallant4.a.notfarb.asfarasc.farfromd.farto35.a.virtuallyb.remarkablyc.ideallyd.repeatedly6.a.forasmuchb.despitec.consideringd.inasmuch7.a.nolessb.lessc.mored.nomore8.a.forb.upc.outd.over9.a.scarelyb.intentionallyc.surprisinglyd.provisionally10.a.diminishingb.negligiblec.tripledd.perceivable11.a.inb.onc.upond.among12.a.exceededb.exceedingc.excessd.excessive13.a.utterb.messyc.greedyd.ample14.a.prosperousb.triumphantc.jubilantd.victorious15.a.couldundob.couldintensifyc.couldnotundod.couldnotintensify16.a.asplausibleasb.notasplausibleasc.aslikelyasd.notaslikelyas17.a.ventilatedb.deliberatedc.speculatedd.scrutinized18.a.doesb.didc.hasdoned.is19.a.newb.favoritec.temporaryd.normal20.a.moreb.lessc.betterd.worsePARTII:ReadingComprehension(30points)Directions:Choosethebestanswersbasedontheinformationinthepassagesbelow.Passage1Inthe1960sand’70softhelastunlamentedcentury,therewasaNewYorktelevisionproducernamedDavidSusskind.Hewascommerciallysuccessful;hewasalso,surprisingly,amanofstrongpoliticalviewswhichheknewhowtopresentsotactfullythatnetworkswereoftenunawareofjustwhathewasgettingawaywithontheir—our—air.Politically,helikedtogetstrong-mindedgueststositwithhimataroundtableinarattybuildingatthecornerofBroadwayand42ndStreet.Soonerorlater,justabouteveryoneofinterestappearedonhisprogram.Needlesstosay,healsohadtimeforVivienLeigh