浙大考博试题

龙门

Section I Listening comprehension (20 marks, 1 mark each)
Part A (Write not more than 3 words)
Part B (Write not more than 5 words)
Part C

Section II Vocabulary (15 marks, 1 mark each)
21. It is important to keep the factory working at _____ efficiency all the time.
A. optimistic        B. chronic            C. optical            D. optional
22. We need to take steps to counter the _____ decline in our export market.
A. lingering        B. chronic            C. lengthy            D. abiding
23. Her handwriting is so bad that it is barely _____.
A. legible            B. intelligible        C. distinctive        D. conceivable
24. We’re going to _____ what we’ve learned so far by doing some revision exercises today.
A. consolidate        B. reinforce        C. affirm            D. conform
25. Kevin made one last _____ attempt to persuade Sandra to go with him, then left.
A. considerable        B. trivial            C. futile            D. resistant
26. The school agreed to _____ their decision until they had spoken to William’s parents.
A. convert            B. retain            C. defer            D. expel
27. Republican party members were confidently _____ victory even as the first few votes came in.
A. acclaiming        B. reclaiming        C. exclaiming        D. proclaiming
28. The _____ between the two sets of figures suggests that someone has been stealing money from the bank.
A. discrepancy        B. conflict            C. contrast            D. divergence
29. The idea that a good night’s sleep will cure everything is a complete _____.
A. defect            B. fallacy            C. fraud            D. abuse
30. Before a bill can become law it has to have the full _____ of both Houses of Parliament.
A. justification    B. warrant            C. endorsement        D. verification
31. The image is _____ by a series of lenses within the telescope.
A. magnified        B. signified        C. extended            D. expanded
32. Strangely enough, the most obvious explanation did not _____ Jackie until the next day.
A. Stumble on        B. occur to        C. come up with        D. stand up to
33. The Government wants a 3% inflation rate, but is this a _____ objective?
A. reflective        B. flexible            C. feeble            D. feasible
34. She was still _____ by what happened in Barcelona, although she had left twenty years earlier.
A. haunted            B. frequented        C. recalled            D. sustained
35. The hands on my alarm clock are _____ so I can tell the time in the dark.
A. imminent            B. prominent        C. illuminate        D. luminant






Section III Cloze Test (20 marks, 1 mark each)
   The Canadian government is introducing one of the _____ anti-tobacco laws in the world. __37__, health groups are describing the bill as a missed opportunity because it fails to include __38__ proposals that were considered in previous __39__.
   The law introduces strict __40__ on the sale and advertising of tobacco. Companies will have to __41__ the contents of cigarette smoke. __42__ giving tar and nicotine contents on cigarette packets, says the government, __43__ will be required to list other toxic constituents of smoke alongside their __44__. But with some 4000 such toxic components, the government plans to __45__ only a handful on each packet.
   Health groups __46__ this move, but are disappointed that the law fails to demand that cigarettes be __47__ in generic white packets with the brand name given in standard black lettering. “We have a major __48__ here,” says LeGresley.
   The new bill, which is __49__ by the Canadian Tobacco Manufacturers’ Council as “very extreme”, is now being rushed through parliament. It is designed to discourage cigarette sales to the young, __50__. Young people buying cigarettes will have to show proof of age, just __51__ they do for alcohol. The bill also __52__ cigarette ending machines and mail-order sales.
   Some advertising will be permitted. Tobacco companies are still forbidden to advertise on television or radio, but will be allowed to place advertisements in publications where __53__ is mostly __54__, such as daily newspapers. __55__ of sporting and cultural events, which may be shown on television, will also be allowed.

36. A. toughest            B. universal            C. reasonable            D. flexible
37. A. Even so              B. Even though        C. On the contrary        D. On the whole
38. A. adventurous            B. sensible            C. controversial        D. innovative
39. A. sketches            B. drafts              C. codes              D. regulations
40. A. controls              B. bans              C. disciplines            D. orders
41. A. incorporate            B. comprise            C. disclose            D. confess
42. A. Rather than            B. As well as            C. In spite of            D. In view of
43. A. manufacturers        B. advertisers            C. dealers              D. consumers
44. A. capacities            B. components            C. implications        D. quantities
45. A. attach              B. enclose            C. highlight            D. discriminate
46. A. appraise            B. assess              C. applaud            D. compliment
47. A. sold              B. promoted            C. introduce            D. sealed
48. A. setback              B. misfortune            C. hardship            D. adversity
49. A. commented            B. described            C. hailed              D. reflected
50. A. in part              B. in particular        C. in general            D. in haste
51. A. as                  B. since              C. when              D. if
52. A. objects              B. promotes            C. notifies            D. prohibits
53. A. employee            B. audience            C. spectator            D. readership
54. A. adult              B. professional        C. adolescence            D. female
55. A. Broadcasting            B. Sponsorship        C. Advertising            D. Coverage




Section IV Reading Comprehension (20 marks, 1 mark each)
Passage 1-4 (56-75)

Section V Translation (25 marks)
76. 现在的年轻人心怀不切实际的抱负，追逐地位和财富，正在把自己弄得很痛苦。在最近的一个调查报告里，半数以上年轻人说：如果他们到30岁还没有一个长期的合作伙伴，银行里没有存款，没有一个高级的事业职位，没有一辆豪华车，没有家， 他们会感到好似失败了。显而易见，这是治疗痛苦的妙方。但是不可避免地，只有少数人会实现这些目标，而大多数人觉得自己失败了。更何况，即使表面上看似赢家的人也身处感到好像是失败者的大风险之中。