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南京艺术学院博士学位研究生入学考试英语试题 2004年3月
Nanjing Art College
English Entrance Examination—For Doctoral Candidates
March 2004

考生须知：
一、本次考试由试题卷与答题纸（ANSWER SHEET）组成。试题卷由单项填空（结构与用法）、完形填空、阅读理解、英译汉、作文五部分组成。另附印好题号并预留答题空间的答题纸。答案一律按已印好的题号顺序写在答题纸上。未写在答题纸（ANSWER SHEET）上的答案无效。
二、本考卷满分为100分，全部考试时间总计150分钟。分值及时间分布如下：
单项填空（结构与用法） 15分 15分钟
完形填空             15分 20分钟
阅读理解             45分 60分钟
英译汉               15分 25分钟
作文                 10分 30分钟
合计                100分 150分钟
PART I ENGLISH STRUCTURE AND USAGE (15 minutes, 15 points, 1 point each)
Directions: There are 15 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence. Write the letter for your choice on the Answer Sheet.
1. ________ is a fact that English is being accepted as an international language.
A. There   B. This   C. That   D. It
2. Is this the TV set which you wish ________?
A. to have it repaired   B. to repair it
C. to have repaired      D. will be repair
3. The boy dived into the water and after ________ seemed to be a long time, he came up again.
A. what   B. that   C. it   D. which
4. It was not ________ she took off her glasses ________ I realized she was a famous film star.
A. when; that   B. until; that   C. until; when   D. when; then
5. The patient's progress was encouraging, as he could ________ get out of bed without help.
A. only   B. nearly   C. hardly   D. badly
6. She was rich, ________ I was not.
A. that   B. what   C. which   D. who
7. A person with his head-in-the-clouds is a dreamer, ________ mind is not in the real world.
A. which   B. that   C. whose   D. of whom
8. It's quite obvious that the aging population in China will cause ________ heavy pressure on ________ whole society in the future.
A. a; a   B. the; /   C. a; the   D. /; the
9. We had thought the exam would be difficult, but it ________ easy.
A. turned   B. came   C. appeared   D. proved
10. She wondered ________ she could have the opportunity to spend ________ here ________ she could learn more about the city.
A. if; some time; so that   B. how; sometime; so that
C. when; some times; so that   D. if; some time; such that
11. Nowadays everything strange is ________ strange. That is to say, any unexpected thing is possible to happen.
A. something   B. anything   C. nothing   D. everything
12. So seriously ________ in the accident that he was sent to hospital at once.
A. he was wounded   B. was he hurt   C. he did injure   D. did he hurt
13. You ________ to the meeting yesterday. What was the reason for your absence?
A. had come   B. would have come   C. came   D. should have come
14. We ________ wait for a bus to get to the station since we are not in a hurry.
A. might well   B. might as well   C. could well   D. should as well
15. In the middle of the room stands a ________ table.
A. beautiful wooden round   B. round wooden beautiful
C. wooden round beautiful   D. beautiful round wooden
PART II CLOZE TEST (20 minutes, 15 points, 1 point each)
Directions: There are 15 questions in this part of the test. Read the passage through. Then, go back and choose one suitable word or phrase marked a, b, c or d for each blank in the passage. Write the letter for your choice on the Answer Sheet.
Most children with healthy appetites are ready to eat almost anything that is offered them and a child rarely dislikes food _16_ it is badly cooked. The _17_ a meal is cooked and served is most important and an _18_ served meal will often improve a child's appetite. Never ask a child _19_ he likes or dislikes a food and never _20_ likes and dislikes in front of him or allow _21_ else to do so. If the father says he hates fat meat or the mother _22_ vegetables in the child's hearing he is _23_ to copy this procedure. Take it _24_ granted that he likes everything and he probably _25_. Nothing healthful should be omitted from the meal because of a _26_ dislike. At meal times it is a good _27_ to give a child a small portion and let him _28_ back for a second helping rather than give him as _29_ as he is likely to eat all at once. Do not talk too much to the child _30_ meal times, but let him get on with his food; and do not allow him to leave the table immediately after a meal or he will soon learn to swallow his food so he can hurry back to his toys. Under no circumstances must a child be coaxed or forced to eat.
16. A. if   B. until   C. that   D. unless
17. A. procedure   B. process   C. way   D. method
18. A. adequately   B. attractively   C. urgently   D. eagerly
19. A. whether   B. what   C. that   D. which
20. A. remark   B. tell   C. discuss   D. argue
21. A. everybody   B. anybody   C. somebody   D. nobody
22. A. opposes   B. denies   C. refuses   D. offends
23. A. willing   B. possible   C. obliged   D. likely
24. A. with   B. as   C. over   D. for
25. A. should   B. may   C. will   D. must
26. A. supposed   B. proved   C. considered   D. related
27. A. point   B. custom   C. idea   D. plan
28. A. ask   B. come   C. return   D. take
29. A. much   B. little   C. few   D. many
30. A. on   B. over   C. by   D. during
PART III. READING COMPREHENSION (60 minutes, 45 points, 1.5 point each)
Directions: 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 for each question and write the letter for your choice on the Answer Sheet.
Passage 1
The present United States stretches, east to west, from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean. These two great oceans seem, so clearly, to be the natural east-west boundaries of the country that one sometimes gets the impression that the United States always existed in its present form. Yet, as we well know, this is not the case. The United States began as a rather narrow section of territory along the Atlantic coast. Later, with victory in the American Revolution, the country's boundaries were extended as far west as the Mississippi River. This was the first step in the country's growth.
The second great step was the Louisiana Purchase. By this purchase, the country was suddenly doubled in size. The United States now extended well beyond the Mississippi River. The exact western limits of the new territory were not known; the treaty itself was not clear on this point.
But this was not too important. The important fact was that no strong foreign power now held territory to the west of US. The young United States was free to grow in the direction of the distant Pacific.
31. The synonym for today is ________.
A. stretch   B. west   C. natural   D. present
32. The natural boundaries of the United States are ________.
A. mountains   B. territories   C. valleys   D. oceans
33. The first step in the expansion of the United States was the result of a ________.
A. purchase   B. conquest   C. war   D. gift
34. Another way of saying double in size is ________.
A. half as big   B. twice as large   C. extended beyond   D. three times smaller
35. The Louisiana Purchase made it possible for the United States to grow even more because ________.
A. a lot of money was received
B. the soil was excellent
C. it reached the Pacific Ocean
D. no strong foreign power remained to the west
Passage 2
In dim, far-off times when our forefathers were wild, naked savages, they had no books. Like ourselves, when we were tiny, they could neither read nor write. But at night, when the day's work was done, when the fight or the chase was over, they gathered around the wood fire and listened to the tales of the story-teller.
These stories were all of war. They told of combat with fierce men or with strange beasts. They were filled with passion and revenge. There was no tenderness and no love. For the life of man in those far-off days was wild and rough. It was one long struggle against nature and man.
36. The word which means ancestors is ________.
A. far-off   B. forefathers   C. savages   D. ourselves
37. Why were the stories about war?
A. Their life was a continuous battle.   B. They were at war with the animals.
C. Their life was pleasant.              D. They were chased all day.
38. A title for this passage might be ________.
A. Savage Tales of Tenderness   B. Tales Our Ancestors Told
C. Fireside Stories            D. The Long Struggle
39. What sentiment was missing from their stories?
A. Passion.   B. Tenderness.   C. Revenge.   D. Struggle.
40. How did our ancestors learn about other places and people?
A. They told stories   B. They read books.
C. They listened to stories.   D. They wrote to each other.
Passage 3
The artist of the Renaissance was an all-round man. From his studio one could order a painting for the church altar, a carved wedding chest, a silver ewer, or a crucifix. The master of the workshop might be sculpturing a Venus for the duke's garden while his apprentices were roughing statues for the new chapel. Many of the well-known painters of that golden period were goldsmiths, workers in glass, enamel or iron. The engineer was artist and the artist was engineer. The great Leonardo, famous today as the painter of The Last Supper and Mona Lisa, was perhaps equally well known in the 16th century for his engineering projects and his scientific experiments. Our own Thomas A. Edison pronounced him the greatest inventive genius of his time.
41. An important century in the Renaissance was ________.
A. the twelfth   B. the eighteenth   C. the fourteenth   D. the sixteenth
42. When we want to say that a man could do many things, we say he is ________.
A. an artist-engineer   B. a painter
C. equally well-known   D. an all-round man
43. The word for helper in this passage is ________.
A. master   B. worker   C. apprentice   D. goldsmith
44. The painter of the Last Supper was ________.
A. Mona Lisa   B. a duke   C. Leonardo   D. Thomas Edison
45. A word for inventive is ________.
A. creative   B. scientific   C. engineer   D. genius
Passage 4
Absolutely one of the finest buys on the market. Spacious home with large living room, separate 15-foot dining room with crystal chandelier and built-in buffet, paneled family room with fireplace, huge kitchen with lots of cabinets, big cheery breakfast room, 2.5 baths, 4 huge bedrooms (one is separate and could be a playroom or offers complete privacy with separate entrance for guests). There is a covered patio and landscaped yard. Better than new with draperies and new air compressor. $160, 000. Call Lane Hitcher (home) 926-6043.
46. What room in the above advertisement is described as having several possible uses?
A. the dining room   B. the family room   C. one bedroom   D. the playroom
47. Which room is described in the most detail?
A. the living room   B. the dining room   C. the family room   D. the kitchen
48. What detail is emphasized in the description of most rooms?
A. cheerfulness   B. built-ins   C. type of chandeliers   D. size
49. One feature of the house that is not mentioned is ________.
A. the draperies                     B. the walk-in closet in the bedroom
C. the landscaped yard                D. paneling in the family room
50. The "buffet" mentioned in the description is ________.
A. a light fixture   B. a large meal   C. a bookcase   D. a serving table for food
Passage 5
The nuclear family, consisting of a mother, father, and their children may be more an American ideal than an American reality. Of course, the so-called traditional American family was always more varied than we had been led to believe, reflecting the very different racial, ethnic, class, and religious customs among different American groups.
The most recent government statistics reveal that only about one third of all current American families fit traditional mold and another third consists of married couples who either have no children or have none still living at home. Of the final one third, about 20 percent of the total number of American households are single people, usually women over sixty-five years of age. A small percentage, about 3 percent of the total, consists of unmarried people who choose to live together, and the rest, about 7 percent, are single, usually divorced parents, with at least one child.
51. The word "current" in the second paragraph means ________.
A. moving   B. present day   C. fashionable   D. traditional
52. With what topic is the passage mainly concerned?
A. The traditional American family.   B. The nuclear family.
C. The current American family.      D. The ideal family.
53. The author implies that ________.
A. there has always been a wide variety of family arrangements in the United States.
B. racial, ethnic, and religious groups have preserved the traditional family structure.
C. the ideal American family is the best structure.
D. fewer married couples are having children.
54. Who generally constitutes a one-person household?
A. A single man in his twenties.      B. An elderly man.
C. A single woman in her late sixties.   D. A divorced woman.
55. According to the passage, married couples whose children have grown or who have no children represent ________.
A. one-third of household   B. one quarter of household
C. 7 percent of household   D. 3 percent of household
Passage 6
The most important diamonds are those we never see—the diamonds used in industry. Their value lies in their hardness, not their beauty, and in the thousands of jobs they do.
Industrial diamonds make the needles for hi-fi phonographs. Diamonds cut through solid rock in search of oil. Dentists use diamonds too—often as a powder glued to paper or a wheel. Other diamond wheels cut and polish stones and cut metal parts for all kinds of engines. They are also used to make wheels for grinding and polishing metals.
Most marvelous of all are the diamond dies. These are flat diamonds through which small holes have been drilled. When metal is pulled through the small hole in the diamond, it comes out as thin wire.
Cars, airplanes, nails, tin cans, radios, refrigerators, and most electrical equipment could not be made without using industrial diamonds.
56. The most important diamonds are those used ________.
A. for jewelry   B. in industry   C. as drilling bits   D. both A and B
57. The important quality in industrial diamonds is their ________.
A. color   B. hardness   C. beauty   D. roughness
58. Dentists often use diamonds as ________.
A. needles   B. a powder glued to a wheel   C. metal polishers   D. stone polishers
59. A diamond die is a ________.
A. thin wire   B. round, smooth diamond
C. diamond with a small hole   D. kind of drill
60. Dies are used for ________.
A. drilling small holes   B. polishing metals
C. making thin wire   D. cutting stones
PART IV TRANSLATION FROM ENGLISH INTO CHINESE (25 minutes, 15 points)
Write your Chinese version in the proper space on your Answer Sheet.
Information comes into an office in all sorts of ways but the main items of information come in regularly. It is part of the job of the clerks to collect and classify that information and to put it into a form that it is easily interpreted and understood. Offices collect information, then they classify it. This work of collection is common in an office from the sorting of mail every morning to the accountant's work in finding out the final figure for year's profit. Classification always requires the arrangement of the same kind of information, often into lists or columns. For this work, correctness, accuracy and speed, as in all office work, are essential.
PART V COMPOSITION (30 minutes, 10 points)
Directions: Write a composition of 150 words on the topic given below.
Topic:
Usefulness of the Internet to Education