上海交通大学博士生英语水平考试样题.pdf

上海交通大学博士生英语水平考试样题 SJTU English Proficiency Test (SJTU EPT) 试卷（一） Part I Listening (35 minutes) Section One Conversation and News Report (10%) Directions: In this section, you will hear a conversation and a news report. At the end of the conversation or news report, you will hear some questions. The conversation, the news report and the questions will be spoken ONLY ONCE. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices. Please write your answers on the ANSWER SHEET. Conversation 1. A) To express her wish to him for his early recovery. B) To ask for leave of absence from his lecture. C) To make up for what she missed from his last lecture. D) To see if she was allowed to turn in the paper later. 2. A) To imply some students give lame excuses. B) To suggest that dogs bring unexpected troubles. C) To mean that dogs might go crazy. D) To remind that papers should be taken good care of. 3. A) Her roommate forgot about the term paper. B) Her roommates mother got cancer. C) Her roommate caught the flu and missed a test. D) Her roommates car broke down and she missed biology lab. 4. A) He is understanding. B) He is strict. C) He is unsympathetic. D) He is indifferent. 5. A) To make a reasonable schedule. B) To cut down on party time. C) To make the best use of gap time. D) Not to poke your nose into other peoples business. 知点考博知点考博知点考博知点考博知点考博知点考博知点考博 知点考博知点考博知点考博知点考博知点考博知点考博知点考博知点考博News report 6. A) 61. B) 100. C) 161. D) 39. 7. A) They lost their guns in attempt to escape. B) They were put to sleep with drugs. C) Three of them escaped. D) Three of them were killed 8. A) In the capital of Pakistan. B) In a police training center. C) In a Pakistan public school. D) In a US police station. 9. A) It has been struck twice by terrorists. B) It has been the site of numerous terrorist attacks. C) Attacks of this nature have never occurred. D) It is heavily guarded by US troops. 10. A) Over 140 people were killed, most of them children. B) Six policemen were killed in powerful explosions. C) Rockets were launched into a training centre grounds. D) Over 72 people were killed by a terrorist group. Section Two Compound Dictation (10%) Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage TWICE. You have its script in the following, but with ten blanks in it. For the first eight blanks you are required to write down the exact word or words you have just heard. For the last two blanks, you are required to fill in the missing information either using the exact words you have just heard or writing down the main points in your own words. Remember, there will be a pause for each blank except for the single-word blanks. Please write your answers on the ANSWER SHEET. Nearly one fourth of the worlds population, some 1.8 billion people, are between the ages of 10 and 24, according to the United Nations 2014 State of World Population Report. (11) _, young people are often overlooked, shut out of the decision making process, and (12) _ _. “This tendency cries out for urgent correction,” states the report, “because it imperils (危及 ) youth as well as economies and societies at large.” There is (13) _ poverty and low investment in the well-being and development of young people. “In most countries, their numbers compound challenges in escaping violence, in finding dignified work, or in (14) _ and youth-friendly health services, including reproductive health and family planning services,” notes the report. And this in turn feeds the (15) 知点考博知点考博知点考博知点考博知点考博知点考博知点考博 知点考博知点考博知点考博知点考博知点考博知点考博知点考博知点考博_ cycle of poverty. The report points out that nine out of ten young people live in less developed countries, where schooling and jobs are scarce. Many lack access to reproductive health information and services. U.S. Assistant Secretary for Population, (16) _ and Migration Anne Richard, who spoke on the release of the report, emphasized that these are services young people need to preserve their options, (17) _ and even save their own lives. Too many girls, about 39,000 every day, are subjected to early and forced marriage. Some of these child brides are as young as eight. As Assistant Secretary Richard pointed out, the (18) _ of early marriage and young peoples unmet need for contraceptives can be grave. (19) _ _ _. And while HIV fatalities for other age groups are falling, among adolescents, they are rising.” The United States strongly supports the reports recommendations, including stopping early and forced marriage, adolescent pregnancies and harmful practices such as female genital mutilation (割除 ); improving access to reproductive health care for the young; preventing gender-based violence; promoting equal education for girls, and improving young peoples employment opportunities. “We now know just how much is at stake. Not only the risks of failure, but the enormous benefits within reach with the right mix of enlightened policies and effective programs,” said Assistant Secretary Richard. “Young people deserve the chance to pursue their dreams and to thrive. (20) _ _.” Section Three Note-taking (10%) （此题与简答题 SAQ 二选一） Directions: In this section, you will hear a report (or lecture) ONLY ONCE. In the following you have its outline in the note-taking form, but with some information missing. You are required to complete the note-taking form. Please write your answers on the ANSWER SHEET. Wildlife endangered What? How (change)? When? Why? over 2/3 of wildlife (21) _ by 2020 _ (22) _ already a decrease since 1970 _ and reptiles elephants dropped poaching (hunting without permission) (23) _ extinct (24) _ _ _ habitat loss (25) _ _ 知点考博知点考博知点考博知点考博知点考博知点考博知点考博 知点考博知点考博知点考博知点考博知点考博知点考博知点考博知点考博Section Three Short-answer Questions (10%) (此题与 Note-taking 二选一 ) Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage ONLY ONCE. In the following you have five questions. You are required to answer these questions with as few words as possible, in any case, no more than 15 words. Please write your answers on the ANSWER SHEET. Questions 21. What made the public increasingly angry in 1970, which led to the birth of Earth Day? 22. What is this years theme of the Earth Day (2016)? 23. What do forests mean to the local people, according to this report? 24. What is produced as a result of deforestation and land-use change, according to this report? 25. What can help curb many of the environmental problems our planet faces today? 知点考博知点考博知点考博知点考博知点考博知点考博知点考博 知点考博知点考博知点考博知点考博知点考博知点考博知点考博知点考博Part II Reading Comprehension (45 minutes) Section One Banked Cloze (10%) Directions: In this section, you will read a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once. Please write your answers on your ANSWER SHEET. Attention: You can change the forms of the words in the word bank where necessary. connect counterpart race compare derive decrease deprivation affluent assign determine deduction conclude peer underlying assess A name might tell you something about a persons background. Names can be signifiers（示意的符号） of class and race. Data show African Americans are far more likely than other (29) _ groups to give their children uncommon names. White people tend to favor more familiar names that were formerly popular with more (30) _ white people. The new study purports（声称） to show a link between name and outcome of life: The more unpopular your name, the more likely you are to land in juvenile hall. Thats because we know that boys with uncommon names are more likely to come from a socio-economically (31) _ background, which means that they also are more likely to get involved with crime. Even the researchers readily admit that its not a name alone that affects a childs outcome, but rather the circumstance (32) _ the name. The researchers first (33) _ a popularity score to boys names, based on how often they showed up in birth records in an undisclosed state from 1987 to 1991. Michael, the No. 1 boys name, had a Popular Name Index score of 100; names such as Malcolm and Preston had index scores of 1. The researchers then (34) _ names of young men born during that time who landed in the juvenile justice system. They found that only half had a rating higher than 11. By (35) _, in the general population, half of the names scored higher than 20. A 10% increase in the popularity of a name is associated with a 3.7% (36) _ in the number of juvenile delinquents who have that name. Still, the study theorizes（推测） that teenagers named Malcolm might also act out because their (37) _ treat them differently or they just dont like their names. And since the studys release last week, the name-crime (38) _ has been written or talked about in major media outlets. Section Two Multiple Choice Questions (16%) Directions: In this section, you will read two short passages. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on your ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the centre. Passage One Some people in the British Victorian era hated mustaches. They thought an unshaven upper lip was crude and ungentlemanly. For example, a British businessman 知点考博知点考博知点考博知点考博知点考博知点考博知点考博 知点考博知点考博知点考博知点考博知点考博知点考博知点考博知点考博 left 10 pounds to each of his employees without a mustache. Managers of the Bank of London seemed to be a little more tolerant. They prohibited mustaches only during working hours. Are you laughing yet? After all, our society doesnt pay attention to such silly details of how we look. Or does it? Spend 15 minutes watching customers shop at any department store. Youd think they were making decisions that compare with choosing a career! Consider that importance of athletic shoes. In 1984 Michael Jordan wore a pair of black and red high-tops in a pre-season basketball game because the NBA said hed be fined if he wore his “Air Jordans” during a regular-season game. The maker of the shoes could not have planned a better marketing strategy. TV commercials pictured Jordan saying, “On Oct. 15, Nike created a revolutionary new basketball shoe. On Oct. 18, the NBA threw them out of the game. Fortunately, the NBA cant keep you from wearing them. Air Jordans!” Suddenly the kind of shoes people wore became as important as a declaration of independence. Since the time you were wearing diapers (尿布 ), the fashion industry has been studying you very carefully. They know that 80 percent of Americas teenagers talk about the ads they like a powerful kind of word-of-mouth marketing. Advertisers spend big bucks to learn whats going on between your ears because teens spend billions of dollars annually on the latest in fads（新奇的时尚） and fashions. But the lure of fashion could never be a Christians problem, right? Wrong. Even Christians are touched by the influence of advertising in TV, radio, magazines, billboards and Web sites. If we arent careful, its easy to become more worried about how we look than about how we think. Its been said that “fashion is the science of appearances, and it inspires one with the desire to seem rather than to be.” This goes along with the apostle（信徒） Pauls words about “those who take pride in what is seen rather than in what is in the heart”. Not too long ago, international tennis star Andre Agassi appeared in a TV commercial saying, “Image is everything!” The apostle Paul would not have agreed. 39. The examples in the first paragraph are given in order to _. A) introduce that people today care as much about appearance as before B) entertain readers with odd behaviors of Englishmen in Victorian era C) show how Englishmen in the past cared about their look D) explain that a mustache was not popular in the past 40. According to the passage, “Air Jordans” is _. A) a pair of black and red high-tops B) a new brand of Nike basketball shoe C) a symbol of independence in people D) a sales pitch used on TV commercials 41. The fashion industry follows teenagers closely because _. A) the ads for fashion are their favorite topic B) teenagers are a large consumer-group of fashions C) marketing the latest fads needs the opinions of teenagers D) their thoughts and hobbies are attractive to the fashion industry 知点考博知点考博知点考博知点考博知点考博知点考博知点考博 知点考博知点考博知点考博知点考博知点考博知点考博知点考博知点考博42. By “the lure of fashion could never be a Christians problem” (Para. 5), the author implies that _. A) Christians never worry about what to wear B) Christians need to get away from the mass media C) a real Christian should not desire to follow fashion D) the influence of fashion ads cannot reach Christians 43. Which of the following is an appropriate title for this article? A) Power of advertising. B) Fashion marketing. C) Being fashion-conscious. D) Being clothes-minded. Passage Two Sapphira and the Slave Girl was the last novel of Willa Cathers illustrious (著名的 ) literary career. Begun in the late summer of 1937 and finally completed in 1941, it is often regarded by critics as one of her most personal works. Although the story takes place in 1856, well before her own birth, she drew heavily on both vivid childhood memories and tales handed down by older relatives to describe life in rural northern Virginia in the middle of the 19th century. She even went on an extended journey to the area to give the story a further ring of authenticity. Of all of Cathers many novels, Sapphira and the Slave Girl is the one most concerned with providing an overall picture of day-to-day life in a specific era. A number of the novels characters, it would seem, are included in the story only because they are representative of the types of people to be found in 19th-century rural Virginia; indeed, a few of them play no part whatsoever in the unfolding of the plot. For instance, we are introduced to a poor white woman, Mandy Ringer, who is portrayed as intelligent and content, despite the fact that she has no formal education and must toil constantly in the fields. And we meet Dr. Clevenger, a country doctor who evokes a strong image of the pre-Civil War South. The title, however, accurately suggests that the novel is mainly about slavery. Cathers attitude toward this institution may best be summed up as somewhat ambiguous. On the one hand, she displays almost total indifference to the legal and political aspects of slavery when she misidentifies certain crucial dates in its growth and development. Nor does she ever really offer a direct condemnation of slavery. Yet, on the other hand, the evil that was slavery gets through to us, albeit (虽然） in typically subtle ways. Those characters, like Mrs. Blake, who oppose the institution are portrayed in a sympathetic light. Furthermore, the suffering of the slaves themselves and the petty, nasty, often cruel, behavior of the slave-owners are painted in sta