1辽宁工程技术大学考博英语历年考博真题1318年Word格式文档下载.docx
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tlooksobad,framedbyacenterpieceoftulipsandjonquils,andperhapsimprovedbysubduedlightingfromeightcrystalchandeliers.
Definitelynothavingabad-hairnightwasElizabethDole,thewifeofSenatorRobertDoleandthepresidentoftheAmericanRedCross.PresidentDolehaschestnut-coloredRepublicanhair,whichwassoftlycoifed,andshewaswearingafittedburgundyvelveteveningsuit(“Someonemadeitforme!
Ilovevelvet.”sheexclaimed,inherenthusiastic,NorthernCarolinahostessvoice)andsparklingdropearrings.Ofcourse,shehadn'
tbeenstandingintheraininHarlem;
shehadjustflownuponthethree-o'
clockshuttlefromWashington.Doleisextremelypretty,withroundgreeneyesandafullmouthandadirectpersonality.Shetiltsherheadattentivelywhenshelistens.Shewastherecipientoftheevening'
saward;
previousawardwinnershaveincludedAliceTully,PrincessYasminAsaKhan,...and,mostrecently,BrookeAstor.NotexactlyasequenceattheendofwhichyouwouldexpecttofindElizabethDole,butawardgiversarefamousforhavingpoliticalinstinctsaswellasphilanthropicones.
Surroundedbythedeep-blueswagsandgoldendraperiesoftheballroomweremorethanthirty-fivedinnertablessetwithgroupingsofcandlesandfloralcenterpiecesandRoyalDoultonchina.AmericanExpresswasthere.SowereBristol-MyersSquibb;
Coopers&Lybrand;
theNewYorkTimesCompany;
UnionBankofSwitzerland;
ChemicalBank;
NewYorkLife;
...andPriceWaterhouse.TheactressArleneDahl,withherratherredhairandherbeardedhusband,presidedoveronetable.Otherwise,itwasatypical,faceless,captain-of-industryfundraiser(nomodels!
nostars!
),ofwhichthereseemstobeatleastoneeverynightinNewYorkCity.Itwasnotasocietynight,butstilltheeveningraisedfourhundredandthirtythousanddollars.
26.Fromwhatwereadwecaninferthat“itwasanormaldayinthelifeoftheAmericanRedCrossinGreaterNewYork”meansitsstaff______.
A.dealwiththefailofhousesinthecityeveryday
B.arebusyhelpingpeoplewhosufferfromdisasterseveryday
C.workduringthedayandtohavebanquetintheeveningeveryday
D.gotoHarlem,thepoorestdistrictofNewYork,everydayandhelppeoplethere
27.Thefund-raisermentionedinthepassagerefersto______.
A.RobertDole
B.ElizabethDole
C.theEleventhAnnualRedCrossAwardDinnerDance
D.allthebusinesscompaniesattendingtheDinnerDance
28.ChristopherPeake'
shairdidn'
tlooksobadbecause______.
A.hewaswearingahandsometuxedo
B.hewaswearingtulipsonhissuit
C.hewasseenamongflowers
D.hewassittingnearflowersandinverysoftlight
29.ElizabethDolewas______.
A.thepresidentoftheAmericanRedCrossandactedattheDinnerasaNorthCarolinahostess
B.arepublicanandwifeofthepresidentoftheAmericanRedCross
C.thepresidentoftheAmericanRedCrossanditsmainrepresentativeattheAnnualDinnerDance
D.borninNorthCarolina,becameanair-hostessandlatermarriedSenatorRobertDole
30.ThepresenceofanactressattheDinnermadethefundraising______.
A.lessimpersonalB.atypicalfund-raisingevent
C.lesspersonalD.morebusiness-like
Passage2
Forlaymenethnologyisprobablythemostinterestingofthebiologicalsciencesfortheveryreasonthatitconcernsanimalsintheirnormalactivitiesandtherefore,ifwewish,wecanassessthepossibledangersandadvantagesinourownbehavioralroots.Ethnologyalsoisinterestingmethodologicallybecauseitcombinesinnewwaysveryscrupulousfieldobservationswithexperimentationinlaboratories.
Thefieldworkershavehadsomehandicapsinwinningrespectforthemselves.Foralongtimetheywereconsideredaslittlebetterthanamateuranimal-watcherscertainlynotscientists,sincetheirfactswerenotgainedbyexperimentalprocedures:
theycouldnotconformtothehard-and-fastrulethataproblemsetupandsolvedbyonescientistmustbetestedbyotherscientists,underidenticalconditionsandreachingidenticalresults.Ofcoursemanysituationsinthelivesofanimalssimplycannotberehearsedandcontrolledinthisway.Thefallflockingofwildfreebirdscan'
tbe,orthehomingofanimalsoverlongdistances,orevendetailsofspontaneousfamilyrelationships.Sincethesenevercanbereproducedinalaboratory,aretheythennotworthknowingabout?
Theethnologistswhochoosefieldworkhavegotthemselvesoutofthisimpassebygreatlyrefiningthetechniquesofobserving.Atthestartofaprojectalltheanimalstobestudiedarelive-trapped,markedindividually,andreleased.Motionpictures,oftenincolor,providepermanentrecordsoftheirsubsequentactivities.Recordingoftheanimals'
voicesbyelectricalsoundequipmentisconsideredessential,andthemostmeticulousnotesarekeptofallthatoccurs.Withthismaterialotherbiologists,farfromthescene,latercanverifythereports.Moreover,twofieldobserversoftengoouttogether,checkingeachother'
sobservationsrightthereinthefield.
Ethnology,theword,isderivedfromtheGreekethos,meaningthecharacteristictraitsorfeatureswhichdistinguishanyparticulargroupofpeopleor,inbiology,agroupofanimalssuchasaspecies.Ethnologistshavetheintentionofstudying“thewholesequenceofactswhichconstituteananimal'
sbehavior.”Inabridgeddictionariesethnologyissometimesdefinedsimplyas“theobjectivestudyofanimalbehavior,”andethnologistsdoemphasizetheirwishtoeliminatemyths.
31.Inthefirstsentence,theword“laymen”means
A.peoplewhostandaside
B.peoplewhoarenottrainedasbiologists
C.peoplewhoareamateurbiologists
D.peoplewholoveanimals
32.Accordingtothepassage,ethnologyis
A.anewbranchofbiology
B.anoldGreekscience
C.apseudo-science
D.ascienceforamateurs
33.“Thefieldworkershavehandicapsinwinningrespectforthemselves.”Thissentencemeans
A.ethnologistswhenworkinginthefieldarehandicapped
B.ethnologistshaveproblemsinwinningrecognitionasscientists
C.ethnologistsarelookeddownuponwhentheyworkinthefield
D.ethnologistsmeetwithlotsofdifficultieswhendoingfieldwork
34.Accordingtotheexplanationofthescientificruleofexperimentinthepassage,“hard-and-fast”meansexperimentprocedures
A.aredifficultandquicktofollow
B.mustbecarriedoutinastrictandquickway
C.mustbefollowedstrictlytoavoidfalseandlooseresults
D.hardandunreasonableforscientiststoobserve
35.Themeaningoftheunderlinedwordsin“thedetailsofspontaneousfamilyrelationships”canbeexpressedas
A.naturalfamilyrelationships
B.quicklyoccurringfamilyrelationships
C.animalsactinglikeanaturalfamily
D.animalfamilybehaviorthatcannotbepreplannedorcontrolled
Passage3
Thesinglegreatestshiftinthehistoryofmass-communicationtechnologyoccurredinthe15thcenturyandwaswelldescribedbyVictorHugoinafamouschapterof“NotreDamedeParis”.Itwasacathedral.Onallpartsofthegiantbuilding,statuaryandstonerepresentationsofeverykind,combinedwithhugewindowsofstainedglass,toldthestoriesoftheBibleandthesaints,displayedtheintricaciesofChristiantheology,advertedtotheexistenceofhighlyunpleasantdemonicwingedcreatures,referreddiplomaticallytothemajestiesofpoliticalpower,and,inaddition,bymeansofbellsinbelltowers,toldtimeforthebenefitofallofParisandmuchofFrance.Itwasanawesomeengineofcommunication.
Thencamethetransitiontosomethingstillmoreawesome.Thenewtechnologyofmasscommunicationwasportable,couldsitonyourtable,andwaseasilyreplicable,andyet,paradoxically,containedmoreinformation,moresystematicallypresented,thaneventhelargestofcathedrals.Itwastheprintedbook.Thoughitprovidednobellsandcouldnottelltime,theover-allsuperiorityofthenewinventionwasunmistakable.
Inthelasttenortwentyyears,wehavebeenundergoingamoreorlessequivalentshift-thistimetoanewlifeasacomputer-usingpopulation.Thegaininportability,capability,ease,orderliness,accuracy,reliability,andinformation-storageoveranythingachievablebypenscribbling,typewriting,andcabinetfilingisrecognizedbyall.Theprogressforcivilizationisundeniableand,plainly,irreversible.Yet,justasthebook'
striumphoverthecathedraldividedpeopleintotwogroups,oneofwhichprospered,whiletheotherlapsedintogloom,thecomputer'
striumphhasalsodividedthehumanrace.
Youhaveonlytobringacomputerintoaroomtoseethatsomepeoplebeginatoncetobuzzwithcuriosity
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