1、2016年浙江工商大学考博英语真题试卷及答案与解析 一、 Structure and Vocabulary 1 Visitors to India are often surprised to find that Taj Mahal is an almost _ topic of conversation. （ A） unexhausted （ B） inexhaustible （ C） inexhaustive （ D） inexhausting 2 English Test in Doctorial entrance examination is designed to observe t
2、he examinees English _in reading, writing, and translating. （ A） proficiency （ B） persistency （ C） consistency （ D） sufficiency 3 Mr. Taylor felt very_at the suggestion that he had stolen the car. （ A） impatient （ B） indigenous （ C） intolerant （ D） indignant 4 Hitler was armed to the teeth when he_t
3、he Second World War. （ A） implemented （ B） launched （ C） took （ D） practiced 5 Her interest in growing flowers kept her_for the whole week. （ A） occupational （ B） occupant （ C） preoccupied （ D） occupied 6 Most of the flights have a baggage_of 44lbs per passenger. （ A） budget （ B） reservation （ C） al
4、lowance （ D） limitation 7 The image of the volunteers on television advertising provides _ into peoples attitudes toward volunteering. （ A） insights （ B） foresights （ C） revelations （ D） specifications 8 The tenant must be prepared to decorate the house_the terms of the contract. （ A） in the vicinit
5、y of （ B） in quest of （ C） in accordance with （ D） in collaboration with 9 Special software has been used to enable passengers to call for taxi at a low price, payment_ by direct debit of their credit cards. （ A） making （ B） is made （ C） being made （ D） to be made 10 She turned down the well-paid jo
6、b, _ not able to pick up her four-year-old son from kindergarten. （ A） to be considered （ B） considering （ C） being considered （ D） having considered 11 Students should know better not_pets like dogs, cats and mice at dormitory. （ A） to feed （ B） feeding （ C） to have fed （ D） fed 12 _much has been k
7、nown about mammary cancer, the precise way to cure of it still remains largely in the realm of testing. （ A） While （ B） Since （ C） Because （ D） When 13 With scholars from 24 countries_the conference, the committee had a great deal of work to do. （ A） attend （ B） attended （ C） attending （ D） to atten
8、d 14 Only by publishing at least five articles on top journals_have the chance to be promoted to professors. （ A） teachers can （ B） can teachers （ C） a teacher can （ D） can a teacher 15 Many parents are busy sending their children to various talent show. _matters to them is to turn their children fa
9、mous overnight. （ A） It （ B） Anything （ C） Which （ D） What 16 The Gymnasium was_by April 2014, but now the wall was still nowhere in sight. （ A） to be completed （ B） to complete （ C） to have completed （ D） to have been completed 17 The investigation into the food safety incident over dairy products
10、tainted with melamine is_. （ A） preceding （ B） prescribing （ C） proceeding （ D） processing 18 At the sight of this photograph he changed his_. （ A） countenance （ B） counteragent （ C） concessions （ D） counteract 19 G. Barela, a famous football player, was_to Manchester United in 2013 by a million pou
11、nds. （ A） transmitted （ B） transferred （ C） transacted （ D） transported 20 There has been nothing more astonishing in the progress of war which is really the application of the mechanics of force to human nature_the position that public opinion occupies. （ A） as （ B） to （ C） than （ D） better 二、 Read
12、ing Comprehension 20 I am afraid to sleep. I have been afraid to sleep for the last few weeks. I am so tired that, finally, I do sleep, but only for a few minutes. It is not a bad dream that wakes me ; it is the reality I took with me into sleep . I try to think of something else. Immediately the wo
13、man in the marketplace comes into my mind. I was on my way to dinner last night when I saw her . She was selling skirts. She moved with the same ease and loveliness I often saw in the women of Laos. Her long black hair was as shiny as the black silk of the skirts she was selling . In her hair, she w
14、ore three silk ribbons, blue , green, and white. They reminded me of my childhood and how my girlfriends and I used to spend hours braiding ribbons into our hair. I dont know the word for “ribbons“ , so I put my hand to my own hair and, with three fingers against my head , I looked at her ribbons an
15、d said “Beautiful. “ She lowered her eyes and said nothing. I wasnt sure if she understood me(I dont speak Laotian very well). I looked back down at the skirts. They had designs in them: squares and triangles and circles of pink and green silk. They were very pretty. I decided to buy one of those sk
16、irts, and I began to bargain with her over the price. It is the custom to bargain in Asia. In Laos bargaining is done in soft voices and easy moves with the sort of quiet peacefulness. She smiled, more with her eyes than with her lips. She was pleased by the few words I was able to say in her langua
17、ge, although they were mostly numbers, and she saw that I understood something about the soft playfulness of bargaining. We shook our heads in disagreement over the price; then, immediately, we made another offer and then another shake of the head. She was so pleased that unexpectedly, she accepted
18、the last offer I made. But it was too soon. The price was too low. She was being too generous and wouldnt make enough money. I moved quickly and picked up two more skirts and paid for all three at the price set; that way I was able to pay her three times as much before she had a chance to lower the
19、price for the larger purchase. She smiled openly then, and, for the first time in months, my spirit lifted. I almost felt happy. The feeling stayed with me while she wrapped the skirts in a newspaper and handed them to me. When I left, though, the feeling left, too. It was as though it stayed behind
20、 in marketplace. I left tears in my throat. I wanted to cry. I didnt , of course. I have learned to defend myself against what is hard; without knowing it, I have also learned to defend myself against what is soft and what should be easy. I get up, light a candle and want to look at the skirts. They
21、 are still in the newspaper that the woman wrapped them in. I remove the paper, and raise the skirts up to look at them again before I pack them. Something falls to floor. I reach down and feel something cool in my hand. I move close to the candlelight to see what I have. There are five long silk ri
22、bbons in my hand, all different colours. The woman in the maketplace! She has given these ribbons to me! There is no defense against a generous spirit, and this time I cry, and very hard, as if I could make up for all the months that I didnt cry. 21 According to the writer, the woman in the marketpl
23、ace_. （ A） refused to speak to her （ B） was pleasant and attractive （ C） was selling skirts and ribbons （ D） recognized her immediately 22 Which of the following is NOT correct? （ A） The writer was not used to bargaining. （ B） People in Asia always bargain when buying things. （ C） Bargaining in Laos
24、 was quiet and peaceful. （ D） The writer was ready to bargain with the woman. 23 The writer assumed that the woman accepted the last offer mainly because woman_. （ A） thought that the last offer was reasonable （ B） thought she could still make much money （ C） was glad that the writer knew their way
25、of bargainning （ D） was tired of bargainning with the writer any more 24 When the writer left the marketplace, she wanted to cry, but did not because_. （ A） she had learned to stay cool and unfeeling （ B） she was afraid of crying in public （ C） she had learned to face difficulties bravely （ D） she h
26、ad to show in public that she was strong 25 Why did the writer cry eventually when she looked at the skirts again? （ A） She suddenly felt very sad. （ B） She liked the ribbons so much. （ C） She was overcome by emotion. （ D） She felt sorry for the woman. 25 Hawaiis native minority is demanding a great
27、er degree of sovereignty over its own affairs. But much of the archipelagos political establishment, which includes the White Americans who dominated until the Second World War and people of Japanese, Chinese and Filipino origin, is opposed to the idea. The islands were annexed by the US in 1898 and
28、 since then Hawaiis native peoples have lived worse than any of its other ethnic groups. They make up over 60 percent of the states homeless, suffer levels of unemployment and their life span is five years less than the average Hawaiians. They are the only major US native group without some degree o
29、f autonomy. But a sovereignty advisory committee set up by Hawaiis frist native governor, John Waihee, has given the natives cause a major boost be recommending that the Hawaiian natives decide by themselves whether to reestablish a sovereign Hawaiian nation. However, the Hawaiian natives are not un
30、ited in their demands. Some just want greater autonomy with the stateas enjoyed by many American Indian natives overmatters such as education. This is a position supported by the Office of Hawaiian Affairs(OHA), a state agency set up in 1978 to represent to natives interests and which has now become
31、 the moderate face of the native sovereignty movement. More ambitions in the Ka Lahui group, which declared itself a new nation in 1987 and wants full, official independence from the US. But if Hawaiian natives are given greater autonomy, it is far from clear how many people this will apply to. The
32、state authorities only count as native those people with more than 50 percent Hawaiian blood. Native demands are not just based on political grievances, though. They also want their claim on 660, 000 hectares of Hawaiian crown land to be accepted. It is on this issue that native groups are facing mo
33、st opposition from the state authorities. In 1933, the state government paid the OHA US $ 136 million in back rent on the crown land and many officials say that by accepting this payment the agency has given up its claims to legally own the land. The OHA has vigorously disputed this. 26 Hawaiis nati
34、ve minority refers to_. （ A） Hawaiis ethnic groups （ B） people of Filipino origin （ C） the Ka Lahui group （ D） people with 50% Hawaiian blood 27 Which of the following statement is TRUE of the Hawaiian natives? （ A） Sixty percent of them are homeless or unemployed. （ B） Their life span is 5 years sh
35、orter than average Americans. （ C） Their life is worse than that of other ethnic groups in Hawaii. （ D） They are the only native group without sovereignty. 28 Which of the following is NOT true of John Waihee? （ A） He is Hawaiis first native governor. （ B） He has set up a sovereignty advisory commit
36、tee. （ C） He suggested the native people decide for themselves. （ D） He is leading the local independence movement. 29 Which of the following groups holds a less radical attitude on the matter of sovereignty? （ A） American Indian natives. （ B） Office of Hawaiian Affairs. （ C） The Ka Lahui group. （ D
37、） The Hawaiian natives. 30 Various native Hawaiians demand all the following EXCEPT_. （ A） a greater autonomy within the state （ B） more back rent on the crown land （ C） a claim on the Hawaiian crown land （ D） full independence from the US 30 Today business cards are distributed by working people of
38、 all social classes, illustrating not only the uniquity of commercial interests but also the fluidity of the world of trade. Whether one is buttonholing potential clients for a carpentry service, announcing ones latest academic appointment, or “networking“ with fellow executives, it is permissible t
39、o advertise ones talents and availability by an outstretched hand and the statement “Heres my card. “ As Robert Louis Stevenson once observed, everybody makes his living by selling something. Business cards facilitate this endeavor. It has not always been this way. The cards that we use today for co
40、mmercial purposes are a vulgarization of the nineteenth-century social calling cards, an artifact with a quite different purpose. In the Gilded Age, possessing a calling card indicated not that you were interested in forming business relationships, but that your money was so old that you had no need
41、 to make a living. For the calling-card class, life was a continual round of social visits, and the protocol(礼遇 )governing these visits was inextricably linked to the proper use of cards. Pick up any etiquette manual predating World War I, and you will find whole chapters devoted to such questions a
42、s whether a single gentleman may leave a card for a lady; when a lady must, and must not, turn down the edges of a card; and whether an unmarried girl of between fourteen and seventeen may carry more than six or less than thirteen cards in her purse in months beginning with a “J“. The calling card s
43、ystem was especially cherished by those who made no distinction between manners and mere form, and its preciousness was well defined by Mrs. John Sherwood. Her 1887 manual called the card “the field mark and device“ of civilization. The business version of the calling card came in around the middle
44、of the century, when the formerly, well defined borders between the commercial and the personal realms were used widely, society mavens(专家 )considered it unforgivable to fuse the two realms. Emily Posts contemporary Lilian Eichler called it very poor taste to use business cards for social purposes,
45、and as late as 1967 Amy Vanderbilt counseled that the merchants marker “may never double for social purposes“. 31 According to the author, people distribute their business cards in order to_. （ A） make their living （ B） show their social status （ C） facilitate selling their products （ D） illustrate
46、the fluidity of the world of trade 32 The sentence “your money was so old“ in the second paragraph means_. （ A） you had a lot of money （ B） your money was useless （ C） you had an old pound note （ D） you inherited a fortune from your ancestor 33 What is NOT true about the calling-card class in the 19
47、 th century? （ A） They used their calling cards to win ladies favor. （ B） There were guide books on the protocol for them to read. （ C） They lived a leisured life without worrying about earning a living. （ D） Their use of cards was supposed to go by a set of complex rules of manner. 34 According to
48、the passage, business cards are likely to have appeared_. （ A） after 1967 （ B） after World War I. （ C） at the beginning of the 19th century （ D） at the beginning of the 20th century 35 Which of the following is NOT stated or implied in the passage? （ A） Most people think it improper to use business
49、cards for social purposes. （ B） Todays business cards are a vulgarization of the 19th-century social calling card. （ C） In the 19th century, possessing a calling card indicated ones high social position. （ D） In the 19* century, the calling-card class never used their cards for commercial purposes. 三、 English-Chinese Translation 36 Marketing should begin with potential customer needs not with the production process. Marke
