1、昆明理工大学考博英语昆明理工大学2012年秋季入学博士研究生招生考试试题（A）考试科目代码：1111 考试科目名称 ： 英语 试题适用招生专业 ： 考生答题须知1 所有题目（包括填空、选择、图表等类型题目）答题答案必须做在考点发给的答题纸上，做在本试题册上无效。请考生务必在答题纸上写清题号。2 评卷时不评阅本试题册，答题如有做在本试题册上而影响成绩的，后果由考生自己负责。3 答题时一律使用蓝、黑色墨水笔或圆珠笔作答（画图可用铅笔），用其它笔答题不给分。4 答题时不准使用涂改液等具有明显标记的涂改用品。Part IIVocabulary and Structure (20 points)Dire
2、ctions:There are forty sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Choose one word or phrase that best completes the sentence. Mark your answers on your answer sheet with a single line through the center.1. Dreams are _ in themselves, but, w
3、hen combined with other data, they can tell us much about the dreamer.A. uninformative B. startling C. harmless D. uncontrollable2. Although the false banknote fooled many people, they did not _ to close examination.A. look up B. pay up C.keep up D. stand up3. _ enough time and money, the researcher
4、s would have been able to discover more in this field.A. Giving B. To give C. Given D. Being given4. The physicist has made a discovery, _ of great importance to the progess of science and technology.A. think which is B. that I think is C. which I think is D. which I think it is 5. Fool _ Jane is, s
5、he could not have done such a thing.A. who B. as C. that D. like6. Fortune tellers are good at making _ statements such as “ Your sorrows will change.”A.philosophical B. ambiguous C. literal D.invalid7. There is no doubt _ the company has made the right decision on the sales project.A. why B. that C
6、. whether D. when8. Intellect is to the mind _ sight is to the body.A. what B. so C. that D.like9. All of us would have enjoyed the party much more if there _ quite such a crowd of people there.A. werent B. hasnt been C. hadnt been D. wouldnt been10. Youd better look at the difficulty _ .A.the other
7、 way B. by the other way C.another way D. by another way11. Things went well for her during her early life, but in her middle age her _ seemed to change.A. affair B. luck C. event D. chance12. In the present economic _ we can make even greater progress than previously.A. air B. mood C. area D. clima
8、te13. While a full understanding of what causes the disease may be several years away, _ leading to a successful treatment could come much sooner.A. a distinction B.a breakthrough C. an identification D. an interpretation14. The disagreement over trade restrictions could seriously _ relations betwee
9、n the two countries.A.tumble B. jeopardize C.manipulate D. intimidate15. Beer is the most popular drink among male drinkers, _ overall consumption is signifcantly higher than that of women.A. whose B. which C. that D. what16. Now a paper in Science argues that organic chemicals in the rock come most
10、ly from the _ on earth rather than bacteria in Mars.A. configuration B.constitution C. condemnation D.contamination17. When he arrived, he found _ the aged and the sick at home.A. none but B.none other than C. nothing but D. no other than18. Although not an economist himself, Dr.Smith has long been
11、a severe critic of the governments _ policies.A.economical B. economic C. economy D.economics19. It is recommended that the project _ until all the preparations have been made.A. not be started B. will not be started C. is not started D. is not to be started20. All the key words in the article are p
12、rinted in _ type so as to attract readers attention.A. dark B. bold C. dense D. black21. The supervisor didnt have time so far to go into it _ , but he gave us an idea about his plan.A. at hand B. in conclusion C. in turn D. at length22. Radio, television and press _ of conveying news and informatio
13、n.A. are the most three common means B. are the three most common means C. are the most common three means D. are three the most common means23. Turn on the television or open a magazine and you _ advertisements showing happy, balanced families.A.are often seeing B.will often see C. often see D. hav
14、e often seen 24. Although the body is made up of many different tissues, these tissues are arranged in an _ and orderly fashion.A. incredible B. internal C. intricate D. initial25. The _ physicist has been challenged by others in his field.A. respectable B. respectful C. respective D. respecting26.
15、You will see the lightning _ it happens, but you hear the thunder later.A. the instant B.for an instant C.on the instant D. in an instant27. Barry had an advantage over his mother _ he could speak French.A. since that B.in that C. at that D. so that28. I felt somewhat disappointed and was about to l
16、eave, _ something occurred which attracted my attention.A. unless B. until C. when D. while29. Having finished their morning work, the clerks stood up behind their desks, _ themselves. A. expanding B. prolonging C.stretching D. extending30. This kind of material can _ heat and moisture.A.delete B.re
17、pel C. compel D. constrain31. Generous public funding of basic science would _ considerable benefits for the countrys health, wealth and security.A. result from B. settle down C. lie in D. lead to 32. To _ important dates in history, countries create special holidays.A. commend B. memorize C.propaga
18、te D. commemorate33. If only the committee _ the regulation and put them into effect as soon as possible.A. approve B. will approve C.can approve D. would approve34. When she saw the clouds she went back to the house to _ her umbrella.A. carry B.fetch C.bring D. reach35. _ , a man who expresses hims
19、elf effectively is sure to succeed more rapidly than a man whose command of language is poor.A. Other things being equal B. Were other things equal C. To be equal to other things D. Other things to be equal36. One way for writers to support a point is through _ , that is , by means of several exampl
20、es to back up an idea.A.illustration B. explanation C.demonstration D. interpretation37. Your advice would be _ valuable to him, who is now at a loss as to what to do first.A. exceedingly B. excessively C.extensively D. exclusively38. The brilliance of his satires was _ make even his victims laugh.A
21、. so as to B. such as to C. so that D. such that39. If your car _ any attention during the first 12 months, take it to an authorized dealer.A. shall need B.should need C.would need D. will need40. If the building project _ by the end of this month is delayed, the construction company will be fined.
22、A. being completed B. is completed C.to be completed D. completedPart III Reading Comprehension (40 points)Directions: There are four reading passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions. Choose the best answer from the four choices given and mark the corresponding letter on the
23、 Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.Passage oneHow might we stabilize the composition of the atmosphere? That question looms large in the eyes of scientists and political leaders as the levels of carbon dioxide grow. Carbon dioxide and methane have long lives in the atmosphere and, o
24、nce they are there, Earth may be destined to become warmer. If we find that the climate is becoming too warm, there is no easy or rapid way to remove the gases and return to an earlier climate pattern.We may be able to control fossil fuel use and rates of deforestation, but tere is no direct way to
25、control the acceleration of decay except by stopping the warming. To stabilize the composition of the atmosphere immediately, we would have to cut present release about 4 billion tons of carbon annually. It is not now possible to accomplish this without reducing both defrestation and our comsumption
26、 of fossil fuels.Most scientists believe that if immediate global action is not taken, the rapid increases of atmospheric carbon from decay will exceed the reductions made possible through control of fossil fuel use and management of forests. In 1990, the United Nations gathered many scientists from
27、 around the world to review these issues. This group, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, concluded that an immediate 60 percent reduction in fossil fuel use would be necessary. But by April 1992, no nation had accepted the goal, though several had recognized a need for reducing emissions
28、 by 20 percent.At the Earth Summit in June 1992, leaders from most industrialized nations agreed in principle to return to earlier levels of carbon dioxide emissions - though opposition from the United States prevented them from agreeing to specific targets for emissions, as many scientist had hoped
29、. The leaders also agreed to assist developing nations in limiting their releases of greenhouse gases.Human beings are only one of millions of organisms sufficiently different one another to be recognized as species. Unitl the 1980s,scientists estimated that there were between 3 million and 10 milli
30、on species on Earth. Then, scientists began to examine populations of insects living in the high foliage of trees in tropical forest, and the experience caused them to increase their estimate to 30 million species. After scientists began to consider the populations of microorganisms in the tropics,
31、the upper limit of their estimates rose to 100 million species. We shall probably never have an accurate count of the different kinds of organisms that share our planet.We do know, however, that these species - plants and animals together - keep the planet functioning as a habitat suitable for all. We also know that human activities are reducing both the numbers of species on Earth and the potential of land and water for supporting them. This process is commonly called biotic impoverishment - the lo
