2014年四川大学考博英语入学考试英语试题

考博热线咨询：400-622-4468华慧考博—考博第一品牌华慧网年四川大学考博英语入学考试试题考生请注意：1．本试题共5大题，共12页，请考生注意检查，考试时间为180分钟。2．1-70题答案请填写在机读卡相应处，否则不给分。3．翻译和作文请答在答题纸上，答在试题上不给分。书写要求字迹清楚、工整。I．ReadingComprehension(30%;onemarkeach)Directions:Readthefollowingsixpassages.Answerthequestionsbeloweachpassagebychoosing[A],[B],[C],or[D].WriteyouranswersontheAnswerSheet.PassageOneIngeneral,oursocietyisbecomingoneofgiantenterprisesdirectedbyabureaucraticmanagementinwhichmanbecomesasmall,well-oiledcoginthemachinery.Theoilingisdonewithhigherwages,Nell-ventilatedfactoriesandpipedmusic,andbypsychologistsand“human-relations”experts;yetallthisoilingdoesnotalterthefactthatmanhasbecomepowerless,thatheisboredwithit.Infact,theblueandthewhite-collarworkershavebecomeeconomicpuppetswhodancetothetuneofautomatedmachinesandbureaucraticmanagement.Theworkerandemployeeareanxious,notonlybecausetheymightfindthemselvesoutofajob;theyareanxiousalsobecausetheyareunabletoacquireanyrealsatisfactionofinterestinglife.Theyliveanddiewithouteverhavingconfrontedthefundamentalrealitiesofhumanexistenceasemotionallyandintellectuallyindependentandproductivehumanbeings.Thosehigheruponthesocialladderarenolessanxious.Theirlivesarenolessemptythanthoseoftheirsubordinates.Theyareevenmoreinsecureinsomerespects.Theyareinahighlycompetitiverace.Tobepromotedortofallbehindisnotamatterofsalarybutevenmoreamatterofself-respect.Whentheyapplyfortheirfirstjob,theyaretestedforintelligenceaswellasfortherightmixtureofsubmissivenessandindependence.Fromthemomentontheyaretestedagainandagain-bythepsychologists,forwhomtestingisabigbusiness,andbytheirsuperiors,whojudgetheirbehavior,sociability,capacitytogetalong,etc.Thisconstantneedtoprovethatoneisasgoodasorbetterthanone’sfellow-competitorcreatesconstantanxietyandstress,theverycausesofunhappinessandillness.AmIsuggestingthatweshouldreturntothepreindustrialmodeofproductionortonineteenth-century“freeenterprise”capitalism?Certainlynot.Problemstheneversolvedbyreturningtoastagewhichonehasalreadyoutgrown.Isuggesttransformingoursocialsystemform,abureaucraticallymanagedindustrialismin考博热线咨询：400-622-4468华慧考博—考博第一品牌华慧网“awell-oiledcoginthemachinery”theauthorintendstodelivertheideathatmanis____.[A]anecessarypartofthesocietythougheachindividual’sfunctionisnegligible[B]workingincompleteharmonywiththerestofthesociety[C]anunimportantpartincomparisonwiththerestofthesociety[D]ahumblecomponentofthesociety,especiallywhenworkingsmoothly2.Therealcauseoftheanxietyoftheworkersandemployeesisthat____.[A]theyarelikelytolosetheirjobs[B]theyhavenogenuinesatisfactionorinterestinlife[C]theyarefacedwiththefundamentalrealitiesofhumanexistence[D]theyaredeprivedoftheirindividualityandindependence3.Fromthepassagewecanconcludethatrealhappinessoflifebelongstothose____.[A]whoareatthebottomofthesociety[B]whoarehigherupintheirsocialstatus[C]whoprovebetterthantheirfellow-competitors[D]whocoulddipfirawayfromthiscompetitiveworld4.Tosolvethepresentsocialproblemstheauthorputsforwardasuggestionthatweshould____.[A]resorttotheproductionmodeofourancestors[B]offerhigherwagestotheworkersandemployees[C]enablemantofullydevelophispotentialities[D]takethefundamentalrealitiesforgranted5.Theauthor’sattitudetowardsindustrialismmightbestbesummarizedasoneof____.[A]approval[B]dissatisfaction[C]suspicion[D]susceptibility考博热线咨询：400-622-4468华慧考博—考博第一品牌华慧网（蝗虫）.Inrecentmoths,billionsofthe3-inch-longwingedwarriorshavedescendedonAlgeria,Libya,MoroccoandTunisia,blackeningtheskyandeatingupcropsandvegetation.Theinsectinvasion,theworstin30years,isalreadycreatinggreatdestructionintheMiddleEastandisnowtreatingsouthernEurope.Thecurrentcrisisbeganinlate1985neartheRedSea.UnusuallyrainyweathermoistenedthesandsoftheSudan,makingthemidealbreedinggroundsforthelocust,whichlaysitseggsintheearth.TheinsectonslaughtthreatenstocreateyetanotherAfricanfamine.Eachlocustcaneatitsweight(notquiteatenthofanounce)invegetationevery24hours.Agood-sizeswarmof50billioninsectseatsup100,000tonsofgrass,treesandcropsinasinglenight.All$150millionmaybeneededthisyear.TheU.S.hasprovidedtwosprayingplanesandabout50,000gal.ofpesticide.TheEuropeanCommunityhasdonated$3.8millioninaidandtheSovietUnion,Canada,JapanandChinahaveprovidedchemical-sprayingaircrafttohelpwipeoutthepests.Butreliefeffortsarehamperedbytherelativemildnessofapprovedpesticides,whichquicklylosetheirdeadlypunchandrequirefrequentreplications.ThemosteffectivelocustkillerDieldri