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华南师范大学2012年考博英语试题
Section I Vocabulary （20 points）
Directions： There are 40 sentences in this section。 Each sentence has something omitted。 Choose the
word or words from the four choices given to best complete each sentence.
1。 Conscience __ him day and night after he saw the miseries other child which was caused by his
misdoings with his own eyes.
A。 racks B。 persecutes C。 maltreats D. abuses
2。 Her professional ethics is now being questioned since she often __ her reports to suit the people
she is speaking to.
A. disfigures B。 deforms C。 misshapes D. distorts
3. The developed countries are urging the developing countries to adopt a strategy that can __ the
twin needs of development and preservation of nature.
A. assimilate B. correspond C。 coincide D. reconcile
4. ”Venice __ as the major sea power of the Mediterranean during the Middle Ages, which was
erne mentioned by some writers， such as Shakespeare, Marlowe， etc..
A。 prevailed B. reigned C. presided D。 restrained
5. Terrorists __ to bombing city centers as a means of achieving their political aims。
A。 resorted B。 took C。 saw D. looked
6。 The dilemma I was caught in several years ago bears a close ____ to the one you are involved in
today， so perhaps I can give you some advice.
A。 likeness B. resemblance C. analogy D. familiarity
7. As civilization ____ in the direction of technology， it passes the point of supplying all the basic
essentials of life- food， shelter and clothes.
A。 processes B. precedes C. proceeds D. exceeds
8. In most cases politicians are __ as they seldom tell the truth.
A。 skeptical B。 pessimistic — C。 incredulous D. incredible
9。 He __ his children nothing and gave them whatever they wanted
A。 rejected B. denied C。 deprived D. restricted
l 0. He __ of having missed a good opportunity to study abroad but he "knew it was no use crying
over spilt milk.
A. wept B. mourned C. grieved D。 repented
11。The work is not very profitable____cash, but I am getting valuable experience from it
A。 in accordance with B. on the basis of
C. in terms of D。 in the light of
12。 When the hostess received my compliment on her new car, she responded with great pleasure
about how the car is a ____buy。
A。 modest B。 choice C. superior D。 eloquent
13. After having been dismissed from the factory, John had to earn a meager living by the
television sets.
A。 over～{using B。 patching C。 servicing D. remedying
14. In fact， the U。S Congress ____ to the British Parliament as they both have the right to make laws.
A。 agrees B. corresponds C。 matches D。 coincides
15。 The speaker announced that the President would convene his top aides for the regular meeting
but he didn’t the time and place 。。
A. designate B. denote " C. manifest D. specify
16. The amount of heat produced by this electrical apparatus is ——at will by turning a small.
handle。
A. variable B。 various C。 different D。 diverse
17. All visitors are requested to with the regulations.
A。 abide B。 comply C. consent D。 conform
18。 I him at Once as an American when he stepped onto the stage with three other actors。
A. regarded B. deemed C. spotted D。 discerned
19。 By adapting to your mental condition, you can more in less time。
A. complement B。 implement C. compliment D。 accomplish
20。 He had to be here at ten o’clock, but because of a traffic accident， he didn’t show up until
midnight。
A. overtaken B. undertaken C. guaranteed D. warranted
21. When the jury brought in a. of guilt， the defendant who was overwhelmingly arrogant
several minutes ago drooped his head.
A. judgment B. appraisal C。 verdict D. conviction
22。 He Was. from the competition because he had not complied with the rules.
A。 forbidden. B. barred ~ C. disqualified D. excused
23。 He my authory~， by allowing the children to do things that I have ～’—-’ ～~，by forbidden。
A。 impaired B。。 disabled C。 undermined D。 undid
24。 After completing the big dictionary which was popularly received by readers, this famous scholar
set out to compile a. to it。
A。 complement B。 supplement C. accessory ' D。 helper
25。 According to the geological theory put forward by a famous geologist at an academic conference
newly held in England, the south of Iceland is to earthquakes
A. disposed B。 likely: C. liable D. inclined
26. At the news, the demonstrators who had put the foreign goods under a boycott for several months
protested but
A. to naught B。 to nothing C。 to no avail D. to void
27。 This country’s development of science was greatly undermined for large numbers of scientific
were ejected from their motherland since the dictator came into power。
A. galaxy B。 elite C。 personnel D。 swarm
28. The university an honorary doctor's degree on the distinguished scholar who was generally
regarded as a credit to his own country.
A. donated B。 conferred C。 subscribed D. granted
29. The people of this country have entrenched themselves to any invaders who refuse to give
up their evil intention.
A。 ward off B. cut off C。 work off D. lay off
30. The mob was by the fiery speech and then they marched down the main street, and set
many Chinese stores on fire。
A. wakened B. aroused , C. inspired D。 agitated
31。 The politician is shrewd and deep; he was him。 seldom on what he expected others to do for
A。 transparent B。 explicit C。 prominent D。 conspicuous
32. In the eyes of the linguists, there exists no among the languages in the world。
A。 status B. scale C。 hierarchy D. gauge
33。 The radio program was presented a joint venture which was registered several months ago。
A. by courtesy of B。 on account of C。 by virtue of D。 in terms of
34。 Some historians are convinced that Rome was a corrupt kingdom that deserved to
A.die B. expire C. perish D. cease
35. In the end they came to the conclusion that the evidence produced by the plaintiff was
A. scarce B。 rare C。 scanty D. deficient
36。 The conductor of the orchestra was not satisfied with the ballet for the steps of the dancer was
not with the rhythm of the music.
A。 coordinated B. corresponded C。 synchronized D。 reconciled
37。 It is natural for me to on his motives for the visits for we have not been on speaking terms
for many years。
A. reflect B. suppose C。 speculate D. meditate
38。 The president placed a wreath on the monument to the heroes and then made a speech to pay
to the great achievements of the martyrs。
A。 compliment B。 gratitude C。 tribute。 D。 commendation
39。 Bribery the confidence that must exist between buyer and seller。
A. aggravates B. deteriorates C。 corrodes D. degenerates
40. By evacuating the inhabitants in the densely populated areas of the city and establishing
temporary shelters， the city. itself for a possible new quake。
A。 bolted B。 braced C。 reinforced D. strapped

SectionⅡ Use of English （20points）
Directions： Read the following text。 Choose the best word(s) for" each numbered blank and marked
A， B， C or D on the answer sheet.
The salmon is one of our most valuable fish. It offers us food, sport ， and profit。 Ever5, ），ear
commercial fishing 41 a harvest of over a billion pounds of salmon from the sea. Hundreds of
thousands of salmon are caught each year by eager 42 fishers。
In autumn， the rivers of the Northwestern United States come 43 with salmon. The
salmon have left the ocean and are '44 their yearly run up river to spawn。 Yet today, there are
far fewer salmon than 45 because the salmon 46 has suffered from many perils of the
modem age.
Water pollution has killed many salmon by 47 them of oxygen。 Over — fishing has further decreased their numbers。 Dams are another 48 because they lock migration paths。 Fish
ladders， 49 of stepped pools, have been built so that salmon can swim 50 over the dams.
But young salmon swimming to the ocean have ”trouble 51 the ladders。 Often they 52
their deaths over the dam or are killed in giant hydroelectric turbines.
53 America will continue to have plenty of salmon， conservationists have planned several。 lays to 54 the salmon population. Conservation officials have ~had some success 55 salmon in hatcheries and stocking salmon rivers with them. Salmon are also being 56 into new areas。 In 1996， hundreds of thousands of young Coho salmon were planted in streams off Lake Michigan。 The adults were expected to migrate to the lake and 57 an undesirable fish。 The Cohoes 58 so well on this kind of fish in Lake Michigan 59 Cohoes are being planted in other Great Lakes。
Thanks to the foresight and 60 of conservationists, the valuable salmon should be around
American shores, rivers， and lakes for a long time to come
41. A。 results in B。 results from C。 results at D. resulted in
42. A. commerce B. sports C. salmon D. kindness
43。 A。 alive B. active C。 live D。 about-
44. A。 at B. in C。 on D。 by
45。 A。 ever so B。 ever since C. ever after D。 ever before
46。 A。 production B。 population C. family D. growing
47。 A。 forbidding B。 exploiting C. robbing D。 endangering
48. A. danger B。 obstacle C。 problem D. element
49. A。 made up for B. made Up to C. made up D。 made up of
50. A。 properly B. safely C. quickly D。 frequently
51. A。 discover B。 to climb C。 finding D. measuring
52。 A。 fall to B。 fall back C。 fall across D. fall away
53. A. So that B。 So far as C。 So much as D. So long as
54。 A。 explode B。 develop C。 increase D. catch
55。 A。 supporting B。 raising C。 keeping D. resulting
56. A. invaded B. introduced C。 found D。 given
57. A. live on B. feed in C。 feed upon D。 feed back
58。 A。 activate B. grow C. thrived D. developed
59. A. in which B。 that C. where D. which
60。 A。 objectives B。 planning C. invention D。 arrangement

Section Ⅲ Reading Comprehension （30 points)
Direction： In this part of the test, there are six short passages for you to read。 Read each passage
carefully, and then do the questions that follow. Choose the best answer A, B, C， or D and mark the
corresponding letter on your Answer Sheet.

TEXT A
It is frequently assumed that the mechanization of work has a revolutionary effect on the lives of the people who operate the new machines and on the society into’ which the machines has been introduced。 For example, it has been suggested that the employment of women in industry took them out of the household， their traditional sphere， and fundamentally altered their position in society. In the nineteenth century， when women began to enter factories, Jules Simon, a French politician, warned that by doing so, women would give up their femininity. Friedrich Engels， however, predicted that women would be liberated from the "social， legal， and economic subordination” of the family by technological developments that made possible the recruitment of ”the whole female sex into public industry。" Observers thus differed concerning the social desirability of mechanization 's effects, but they agreed that it would transform women’s lives。
Historians， particularly those investigating the history of women, now seriously question this assumption of transforming power. They conclude that such dramatic technological innovations as the spinning jenny， the sewing machine， the typewriter, and the vacuum cleaner have not resulted in equally dramatic social changes in women’s economic position or in the prevailing evaluation of women’s work. The employment of young women in textile mills during the Industrial Revolution was largely an extension of an older pattern of employment of young, single women as domestics。 It was not the change in office technology， but rather the separation of secretarial work, previously seen as an apprenticeship for beginning managers, from administrative work that in the 1880％ created a new class of "deadened" jobs， thenceforth considered "women’ s work.” The increase in the numbers of married women employed outside the home in the twentieth century had less to do with he—mechaniZafi6n of housework and an increase in leisure time for these w0men—than it did with their own economic necessity and with high marriage rates that shrank the available pool of single women workers, previously， in many cases， the only women employers would hire。
Women’s work has changed considerably in the past 200 years, moving from the household to the office or the factory， and later 5ecoming mostly white—collar instead of blue—coUar work. Fundamentally， however, the conditions under which women work have changed little since before the Industrial Revolution: the segregation of occupations by gender， lower pay for women as a group， jobs that require relatively low levels of skill and offer women little opportunity for advancement all persist, while women’s household labor ~remains demanding. Recent historical investigation has led to a major revision of the notion that technology is always inherently revolutionary in its effects on society. Mechanization may even have slowed any change in the traditional position of women both in the labor market and in the home.
61。 Which of the following statements best summarizes the main ide