兰州大学2003年招收攻读博士学位研究生英语考试试题Section I (20%)1. To con trol in tellige nee in the attempt to in sure only ben evole ntcon seque nces would sentence the huma n race to ignoran ce, stag nati on and decadence, and probably would be impossible.A. decepti onB. decli neC. revelatio nD. disclosure2. During the 1800s and early 1900s the academic discipli nes such aschemistry and physics made great headway.A. sacrificeB. progressC. forefro ntD. prec on cepti ons3. The purpose of the law is to preve nt discrim in ati on on the grounds of.SexA. n atio nalityB. raceC. gen derD. professi on4. The governor's helicopter hovered over the field for a long time beforelanding.A. stayedB. adjustedC. confron tedD. subdued5. The no ise was so faint that it was impossible to be sure what it was oreve n where it came from.A. loudB. frighte ningC. gen eralD. in disti net6. A n understanding of the quantum theory is vital in the study of solid-state physics.A. helpfulB. aliveC. acquiredD. esse ntial7. No Ion ger is the populati on of that county as n early homogeneous as itonce was.A. un ited in political outlookB. uni form throughoutC. i ncli ned toward cooperati onD. politically con servative8. It is not possible for people to remember everything that they havethought, felt, or done.A. appreciateB. recallC. repeatD. discuss9. Much to Michael's surprise, his professi onal compete nee and languidmanner attracted clients to his law practice.A. show ing un dersta ndingB. sharp and preciseC. lack ing vigorD. positive and un swerv ing10. Probably the on ly protecti on for contemporary man is to discover howto use his intelligence in the service of love and kindness.A. moder nB. simulta neousC. meditativeD. con sideri ng11. But even more scandalous is the treatment the society inflicts on themajority of people during their youth and their maturity.A. imposesB. suffersC. affectsD. brings12. To the astonishment of his colleagues, he appeared to regard hesuggesti on as a panacea.A. uni versally welcome thoughtB. practical soluti onC. remedy for all difficultiesD. laughable idea13. The American lost the nuclear weapon monopoly when the Sovietsexpioded their first atomic bomb.A. bus in essB. con trolC. superiorityD. pribilege14. Migrant worker have difficulty finding steady employment.A. eligibleB. tran sie ntC. dilige ntD. Unm otivated15. The campaign seemed to signal a switch in the paper's editorial policy.A. orie ntati onB. reversalC. adjustme ntD. cha ngeover16. A darkened sky in the daytime is usually an indication that a storm isimmi nent.A .expected to be severe B. close byC. about to take placeD. possibly coming17. During the 1800s, hunters and trappers returned from the Yellowstoneregi on with reports of stra nge n atural wonders.A. marvelsB. occurre ncesC. thoughtsD. surprises18. Because of harsh weather conditions, more than a dozen states in theUn ited States wer declared disaster areas in 1977.A. improbableB. bizarreC. moistD. Severe19. The fun dame ntal eleme nt of a word is known as its root.A. finalB. basicC. importa ntD. simple20. Flying may be classified as en ergy tech no logy, but moder n aviati onwould be impossible without elaborate electro nic com muni cati ons and con trols.A. sophisticatedB. skillfulC. in flamedD. powerful Section II (20%)21. A baby might show fear of an unfamiliar adult, _____ he is likely tosmile and reach out to ano ther infant.A. ifB. whe neverC. whereasD. so that22. When he arrived, he found ______ the aged and the sick at home.A. no other tha nB. none other tha nC. no thi ng butD. none but23. Great as Newt on was, many of his ideas ____ today and are beingmodified by the work of scientists of our time.A. are challe ngingB. are to challe ngeC. may be challe ngedD. have bee n challe nged24. Man has bee n profo un dly concerned and an xious about his ability tosurvive in the face of his comparative physical weaknessesand the multiple dan gers of his en vir onment.A. positivelyB. wiselyC. extremelyD. in creas in gly25. The new appointment of our presiden __________ from the verybegi nning of n ext semester.A. takes effectB. takes partC. takes placeD. takes tur ns26. Lightning is a ________ of electrical current from a cloud to theground of from one cloud to ano ther.A. ribb onB. rain bowC. rackD. rush27. It has been revealed that some government leaders _______ theirA. sophisticatedB. skillfulC. in flamedD. powerfulauthority and position to get illegal profits for themselves.A. abuseB. employC. takeD. overlook28. A healthy life is frequently thought to be _________ with the opencoun tryside and homegrow n food.A. tiedB. associatedC. boundD. invo lved\29. Jea n does n't want to work right away because she thi nks that if she___ a job she probably would n't be able to see her friends veryofte n.A. had gotB. has to getC. were to getD. could have got30. They took ________ measures to prevent poisonous gases fromesvap ing.A. fruitfulB. effectiveC. ben eficialD. valid\31. She was so _______ in her job that she did n't hear an ybodyknocking at the door.A. draw nB. attractedC. absorbedD. concen trated32. The destruction of these treasures was a loss for mankind that noamount of money could _______ .A. make up forB. sta nd up toC. come up withD. put up with33. You will want two tress about ten feet apart, from ____ to suspendyour tent.A. thereB. whereC. whichD. them34. It is recommended that the project ______ until all the preparationshave bee n made.A. is not to be startedB. is not startedC. will not be startedD. not be started35. He decided to make further improveme nts on the computer's desig n____ the light of the requirements of customers.A. onB. inC. forD. with36. ______ for my illness I would have lent him a helping hand.A. Had it n ot bee nB. Not bei ngC. Without bei ngD. Not havi ng bee n37. We don't need air conditioning ______ .A. nor can we afford itB. and nor we can afford itC. n either can afford itD. and we can n either afford it38. We _______ to start our own bus in ess, but we n ever had eno ughmon ey.A. have hopedB. had hopedC. would hopeD. should hope39. He made such a _____ contribution to the university that they arenaming one of the new buildi ngs after him.A. gen erousB. genuineC. mini miumD. modest40. We desire that the tour leader _____ us immediately of any changein pla nts.A. has in formedB. i nformsC. i nformedD. i nformPart Two Tran slation (40%)Section I (From English into Chinese)Directi ons: Read the followi ng passage carefully and the n tran slate the un derli ned senten ces into Chin ese. (20%)What does the phase Stats War/ mean? (1) Stats Warg is a United States research program desig ned to determ ine whether a defe nse system can be built to block intercontinentai ballistic missiles. Its official name is the Strategic Defense In itiative. The Ion g-ra nge goal is the erecti on of a space shield” to de stroy enemy warheads after the are launched, while they are in space flight or as they re-e nter the atmosphere.Space-based and Ian d-based weap ons would in clude several varieties of X-ray and other lasers; non explosive projiectiles called smart rocks”, and other devices. (2) The weap ons would require adva need computers and other tech no logies to detect the missiles and computers their paths, to ditect intercepting weapons over great distances and to maintain constant com muni cati ons betwee n the many comp onent parts of the overall system.Where did the idea come from? (3) In March 1983, in a speech proposing that nuclear weapons be made impotent and obsolete.” President Reagan stepped up the pace of missile-defense research. HeA. has in formedB. i nformsC. i nformedD. i nformwas urged on by , among others, Dr. Edward Teller, who led developme ntof the hydroge n bomb.What is the status of the program? (4) The administration has suggested spending $33 billion on Star Wars' over six fiscal years, spending would probably rise sharply later. Some preliminary lasers have, in fact, been tested and have hit targets in space; and an anti-satellite weap on, which represe nt a related eleme nt of missile defe nse, has bee n fired at and destroyed a satellite.Few of the basic building blocks of a sonce network are now available, (5) and the best estimate are that it will not be before the late 1980's that an assessme ntcan be made as to whether a defe nse shield would actually work.Section H (From Chinese into English)Directi ons: Read the followi ng passage carefully and the n tran slate the un der lined senten ces into En glish. (20%)我为乘客服务(6)有一次，在拥挤的车厢门口，我听见一位男乘客客客气气地问他前面的一个女乘客：“您下车吗？”女乘客没理他。