博士研究生入学考试英语试题.docx
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博士研究生入学考试英语试题
2007年博士研究生入学考试英语试题
PartI.ReadingComprehension(60%)
Directions:
Inthispartofthetest,therearefourshortpassagesforyoutoread.Readeachpassagecarefully,andthendothequestionsthatfollow.ChoosethebestanswerA),B),C),orD)andmarkthecorrespondingletteronyourAnswerSheetI.
Passage1
WeliveinsouthernCaliforniagrowinggrapes,afirstgenerationofvintners,ourhomeadjacenttothevineyardsandthewinery.It’saveryprettyplace,andinordertoearnthemoneytorealizeourdreamofmakingwine,weworkedformanyyearsinabusinessthatdemandedseveralhouseholdmoves,anincredibleamountofrisk-takingandlongabsencesfrommyhusband.Whenitwastime,wetradedinouroldlife,cinchedupourbeltsandbeganthecreationofthewinery.
Wemakesmallamountsofpremiumwine,andourlivesaredictatedbytherhythmofnatureandthedemandsofthelivingvines.ThevinesstartsproutingtinygreentendrilsinMarchandApril,andthebabygrapesbegintoforminminiature,soperfectthattheycanbedippedingoldtoformjewelry.Thegrapesswellandripeninearlyfall,andwhentheirsugarcontentisattherightlevel,theyareharvestedcarefullybyhandandcrushedinsmalllots.Thewineisfermentedandtendeduntilitisreadytobebottled.Thevineyardsshedtheirleaves,thevinesareprunedandmadereadyforthedormantmonths---andthenextvintage.
Itsoundsnice,doesn’tit?
Livinginthecountry,ourdaysspentintheancientroutineofthevineyard,knowingthatthecourseofourlivesasvintnerswaschoreographedlongageandthatifwepracticeddiligently,ourwinewouldbegoodandwe’dbesuccessful.Fromthestartweknewtherewasapricefortheprivilegeofbecomingawine-makingfamily,connectedtothelandandthecapricesofnature.
Weworkhardatsomethingwelove,weareslowtopanicoverthedailyemergencies,wearenimbleatsolvingproblemsastheyarise.Somehazardstocompletingasuccessfulvintageareexpected:
rainjustbeforeharvestingcancausemold;electricityunexpectedlyinterruptedduringthecoldfermentationofwhitewinecandamageit;adelayedpaymentfromamajorclientwhenthemoneyisneeded.
Thereareoutsideinfluencesthatdisruptproductionandtakepatience,goodwillandperseverance.[Forexample]theBureauofAlcohol,TobaccoandFirearmsregulateseveryfacetofthewinebusiness.Awinery’srecordsareauditedasoftenastwoorthreetimesayearandeverylabel---newlywrittenforeachyear’svintage---mustbeapproved.…
[But]Thegreatestthreattothewinery,andonethatalmostmadeusloseheart,cameoutofalawyer’simagination.Outlittlewinerywasservednoticethatwewerenamedinalawsuitaccusingusofendangeringthepublichealthbyusingleadfoilsonourbottles(itwastheonlymaterialuseduntilrecently)“withoutwarningconsumersofapossiblerisk.”Thereitwas,ourwinery’snamelistedwiththeindustry’sgiants.…
…Imusthaveaskedahundredtimes:
“Whogetsthemoneyifthelawsuitissuccessful?
”Theanswerwas,andIneverwasabletoassimilateit,theplaintiffsandtheirlawyerswhofiledthesuit!
Sincethelawsuitwasbroughtinbehalfofconsumers,itseemedtomethatconsumersmustgetsomethingifitwasprovedthataleadfoilwasdangeroustothem.Weweretoldoneofthetwoconsumerclaimantswasanemployeeofthefirmfilingthesuit!
Thereareattorneyswhofocustheircareersonlawsuitslikethis.Itisanimmensedangertothesmallbusinessman.Cashreservescanbeusedupintheblinkofaneyewheninthecompanyoflawyers.Aslongasit’spossibleforanyonetosueanybodyforanything,weareallindanger.Aslongasthelegalprofessionallowsmemberstopracticelawdishonorablyandlawyersarecongratulatedforwinningbigmoneyinthisway,we’llbeplaguedwithacorruptiblejusticesystem.
1.Thephrase“cinchedupourbelts”,inthefirstparagraph,suggeststhatthecouple
A.thoughtcreatingawinerywouldbebusy
B.woreclothingthatwastoobig
C.strappedtheirbelongingstogetherandmoved
D.preparedforthedifficultworkahead
2.Thegrapesareharvestedonadatethat
A.mayvary.
B.dependsontheapprovaloftheregulatorybureau.
C.istraditionallyset.
D.isdeterminedbyavailabilityofpickers.
3.Accordingtotheauthor,thelifeofvintnersismostcontrolledby
A.theBureauofAlcohol,TobaccoandFirearms.
B.unexpectedchangesintemperature.
C.thesugarcontentofthegrapes.
D.thetempooftheseasons.
4.Thewritercomplainsthatwhenshequestionedthelawyersshe
A.nevergottheanswer.
B.nevergotasimpleanswer.
C.couldmakenosenseoftheanswershegot.
D.couldnotunderstandtheanswershegot.
5.Thewriterthinksthatthelegalprofession
A.strivestoprotectconsumers.
B.doesagoodjobofpolicingitsmembers.
C.ispartofanincorrupti
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