首都師范大學2008年博士研究生入學考試英語試卷

首都師范大學2008年博士研究生入學考試英語試卷
Section I Vocabulary Test(20%)
Directions：In this part, there are 20 incompletesentences. Below each sentence, there are 4 choices respectively marked byletters A, B, C and D. Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence.There is only ONE right answer. Mark the corresponding letter on ANSWER SHEET lwith a single line through the centre.
1. After the snow storm, the government plans to______the run-down houses in the rural area as soon as possible.
A. revive B. replace C. renovate D. remove
2. The doctor assured her that the pain would _________ina few days.
A. die off B. wear off C. get off D. go off
3. The speeding woman’s _______________for some mercy could notchange the policeman’s decision to give her a fine.
A. plea B. flattery
C. distress D. demonstration
4. Owing to lack of money, these experiments must now be_______before the objective has been achieved.
A. transferred B. transformed C. terminated D. testified
5. Quite unexpectedly, the young man __________ withsuccess, the problem which had baffled his forerunner.
A. tickled B. tricked C. trickled D. tackled
6. The Space Age _____ in October l957when the firstartificial satellite—was launched by the Soviet Union.
A. embarked B. initialed C. commenced D. originated
7. Indoor or roof space antennae do not ___________givesatisfactory performance even in strong signal areas.
A. faithful B. invariably C. voluntarily D. habitually
8. These old houses are in good state of ________ exceptfor the wooden floors.
A. preservation B. observation C. compensation D.conservation
9. She works bard at her task before she felt sure thatthe result would ______her long effort.
A. verify B. rectify C. testify D. justify
10. The country is now undergoing an economic _________inwhich business activity is greatly reduced and the unemployment rate is high.
A. sanction B. accession C. flourish D. recession
11. The river is already ____its banks because ofexcessive rainfall and the town is threatened with a likely flood.
A. level in B. flat on C. parallel to D. flush with
12. Because of his outstanding achievements, theuniversity _____ an honorary degree upon Mr. Adams.
A. conferred B. dedicated C. awarded D. presented
13. It is one of the paradox of social intercourse that a___________is much harder to respond to than an insult.
A. compliment B. condemnation C. complement D. complaint
14. The shop assistant was straight with his customers.If an article was of _______quality he’d tell them so.
A. miner B. inferior C. awkward D. humble
15. A terrible traffic accident happened;people weresaddened when they watched the ______sight on TV.
A. periodic B. panic C. pathetic D. patriotic
16. Even you were not in the mood, you should have knownbetter than to refuse a lady this way. You could have _______her instead.
A. denied B. declined C. denoted D. denounced
17. As the nation attaches excessive importance tofootball, the triumph or frustration of the national team is most likely todrive many of her nationals ______________.
A. overexcited B. turbulent C. overwhelmed D. hysterical
18. On Labor Day the workers will march in__________though the town.
A. process B. procedure C. procession D. progress
19. Although we had lord them not to keep US waiting,they made no _____to speed up deliveries.
A. trial B. action C. attempt D. progress
20. Mr.Moore is one of the most prosperous persons in thetown, yet he does take _____at questioning the way he makes money.
A. offence B. rage C. hostility D. revenge
Section II Reading Comprehension(40%)
Directions：There are 5 passages ill this section. Eachpassage is followed by 4 questions. For each of them there are four choicesmarked A, B, C and D. Please choose the best one for each question and mark thecorresponding letter on ANSWER SHEET l with a single line through the centre.
Passage 1
An invisible border divides those arguing for computersin the classroom on the behalf of students’ career prospects and those arguing forcomputers in the classroom for broader reasons of radical educational reform.Very few writers Oil the subject have explored this distinction—indeed, contradiction—which goes to theheart of what is wrong with the campaign to put computers in the classroom.
An education that aims at getting student a certain kindof job is a technical education, justified for reasons radically different fromwhy education is universally required by law. It is not simply to raiseeveryone’sjob prospects that all children are legally required to attend school intotheir teens. Rather, we have a certain conception of the American citizen, acharacter who is incomplete if he cannot competently assess now his livelihoodand happiness are affected by things outside of himself. But this was notalways the case. Before it was legally required for all children to attendschool until a certain age. It was widely accepted that everyone is fit to beeducated. Computer-education advocates forsake this optimistic notion for apessimism that betrays their otherwise cheery outlook. Banking on the confusionbetween educational and vocational reasons for bringing computers into schools,computer-education advocates often emphasize the job prospects of graduatesover their educational achievement.
There are some good arguments for a technical educationgiven the right kind of student. Many European schools introduce the concept ofprofessional training early in order to make sure children are properlyequipped for the professions they want to join. It is, however, pre-sumptuousto insist that there will only be so many jobs for so many scientists, so manybusiness-men, and so many accountants. . Besides, this is unlikely to producethe needed number of every kind of professional in a country as large as oursand where the economy is spread over so many states and involves so manyinternational corporations.
But, for a small group of students, professional trainingmight be the way to go since well-developed skills, all other factors beingequal, can be the difference between having a job and not. Of course, thebasics of using any computer these days are very simple. It does not take alifelong acquaintance to pick up various software programs. If one wanted tobecome a computer engineer, that is, of course, all entirely different story.Basic computer skills take—at the very longest—a couple of months tolearn. In any case, basic computer skills are only complementary to the host ofreal skills that are necessary to becoming any kind of professional. It shouldbe observed, of course, that no school, vocational or not, is helped by aconfusion over its purpose.
21. The author thinks the present rush to put computersin the classroom is ________________.