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1101华南理工大学2015年攻读博士学位研究生入学考试试卷（试卷上做答无效，请在答题纸上做答，试后本卷必须与答题纸一同交回）科目名称：英语(A卷)适用专业：全校所有专业共13页第1页PartI.GRAMMER&VOCABULARY(20points)Directions:Therearetwentysentencesinthissection.BeneatheachsentencetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Chooseonewordorphrasethatbestcompletesthesentences.1)Don’ttrustthespeakeranymore,sincetheremarkshemadeinhislecturesarenever________withthefacts.A.symmetricalB.comparativeC.compatibleD.harmonious2)Althoughwetriedtoconcentrateonthelecture,wewere________bythenoisefromthenextroom.A.distractedB.displacedC.dispersedD.discarded3)TheEnglishlanguagecontainsa_______ofwordswhicharecomparativelyseldomusedinordinaryconversation.A.latitudeB.multitudeC.magnitudeD.longitude4)Hesaidthatendingtheagreementwould_______thefutureofsmallorfamily-runshops,leadtofewerbooksbeingpublishedandincreasepricesofallbutafewbestsellers.A.ventureB.exposeC.jeopardizeD.legalize5)Havinga(n)_______attitudetowardspeoplewithdifferentideasisanindicationthatonehasbeenwelleducated.A.analyticalB.bearableC.elasticD.tolerant6)Ourschooldidnot_______forChristmasuntilmid-December.A.breakoutB.breakdownC.breakupD.breakin7)Thewholecountrywasin_______overtheresultoftheelections.A.suspensionB.suspenseC.suspendingD.suspender8)Thecouple_______theiroldhouseandsolditforavastprofit.A.didforB.didinC.didwithD.didup9)Thecourtwouldnotaccepthisappealunless_______evidenceisprovided.A.conclusiveB.definiteC.eventualD.concluding10)Thepatternsofspokenlanguageare_______fromthoseofwriting．A．distinctB.distinctiveC．distinguishedD．distinguishing11)Thecountry’schiefexportsarecoal,carsandcottongoods,cars_______themostimportantofthese.第2页A.havebeenB.areC.beingD.arebeing12)Theyovercameallthedifficultiesandcompletedtheprojecttwomonthsaheadoftime,_______issomethingwehadnotexpected.A.whichB.itC.thatD.what13)_______,heisreadytoacceptsuggestionsfromdifferentsources.A.InsteadofhisnotablecontributionsB.ForallhisnotablecontributionsC.HismakingnotablecontributionsD.Howeverhisnotablecontributions14)Theoldsaying_______geniusisonepercentinspirationandninety-ninepercentperspirationisapplicableforanyonewhogetssuccessful.A.whichB.ofC.thatD.what15)Somecompanieshaveintroducedflexibleworkingtimewithlessemphasisonpressure_______.A.thanmoreonefficiencyB.andmoreefficiencyC.andmoreonefficiencyD.thanefficiency16)_______,hewouldnothaverecoveredsoquickly.A.Hadn’thebeentakengoodcareofB.HadhenotbeentakengoodcareofC.HadnothebeentakengoodcareofD.Hadhebeennottakengoodcareof17)HowcanIeverconcentrateifyou_______continually_______mewithsillyquestions?A.have…interruptedB.had…interruptedC.are…interruptingD.were…interrupting18)ProfessorSmithissaid_______somesignificantadvanceinhisresearchinthepastyear.A.havingmadeB.makingC.tohavemadeD.tomake19)Iworkinalittleroomoffthemainentrance_______museum,checkingcoatsandotherarticleswhichpeopledonotwanttocarryaroundastheytourthebuilding.A.toB.ofC.atD.for20)Evenasagirl,_______tobeherlife,andtheateraudiencesweretobeherbestteachers.A.performingbyMelissawereB.itwasknownthatMelissa’sperformanceswereC.knowingthatMelissa’sperformanceswereD.MelissaknewthatperformingwasPartII.READINGCOMPREHENSION(10points)Directions:Therearetwopassagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD,andyouarerequiredtomakethebestchoice.第3页Passage1Thewordconservationhasathriftymeaning.Toconserveistosaveandprotect,toleavewhatweourselvesenjoyinsuchgoodconditionthatothersmayalsosharetheenjoyment.Ourforefathershadnoideathathumanpopulationwouldincreasefasterthanthesuppliesofrawmaterials;mostofthem,evenuntilveryrecently,hadthefoolishideathatthetreasureswere“limitless”and“inexhaustible”.Mostofthecitizensofearliergenerationsknewlittleornothingaboutthecomplicatedanddelicatesystemthatrunsallthroughnature,andwhichmeansthat,asinalivingbody,anunhealthyconditionofonepartwillsoonerorlaterbeharmfultoalltheothers.Fiftyyearsagonaturestudywasnotpartoftheschoolwork;scientificforestrywasanewidea;timberwasstillcheapbecauseitcouldbebroughtinanyquantityfromdistantwoodlands;soildestructionandriverfloodswerenotnationalproblems;nobodyhadyetstudiedlong-termclimaticcyclesinrelationtoproperlanduse;eventheword“conservation”hadnothingofthemeaningthatithasforustoday.Forthesakeofourselvesandthosewhowillcomeafterus,wemustnowsetaboutrepairingthemistakesofourforefathers.Conservationshould,therefore,bemadeapartofeveryone’sdailylife.Toknowaboutthewatertableinthegroundisjustasimportanttousasaknowledgeofthebasicarithmeticformulas.Weneedtoknowwhyallwatershedsneedtheprotectionofplantlifeandwhytherunningcurrentofstreamsandriversmustbemadetoyieldtheirfullbenefittothesoilbeforetheyfinallyescapetothesea.Weneedtobetaughtthedutyofplantingtreesaswellasofcuttingthem.Weneedtoknowtheimportanceofbig,maturetrees,becauselivingspaceformostofman’sfellowcreaturesonthisplanetisfigurednotonlyinsquaremeasureofsurfacebutalsoincubicvolumeabovetheearth.Inbrief,itshouldbeourgoaltorestoreasmuchoftheoriginalbeautyofnatureaswecan.A.1).Theauthor’sattitudetowardsthecurrentsitua