2017东北师范大学考博英语真题

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2017东北师范大学考博英语真题

Part I Basic Knowledge Application (20*1 point=20 points)

1. All the flights ( ) because of the snowstorm, we had to take the train instead.

A. were canceled B. had been canceled C. having canceled D. having been canceled

2. Henry’s close ( ) to his brother made people mistake them for one another.

A. resemblance B. identity C. appearance D. relationship

3. I was awfully tired when I got home from work, but a half-hour nap ( ) me.

A. revived B. released C. relieved D. recovered

4. The criminal always paid ( ) cash so the police could not track him down.

A. on B. by C. for D. in

5. After several nuclear disasters, a ( ) has raged over the safety of nuclear energy.

A. quarrel B. suspicion C. controversy D. verdict

6. We’ll ( ) you for any damage done to your house while we are in it.

A. compensate B. remedy C. supplement D. retrieve

7. Christmas is a Christian holy day usually celebrated on December 25 ( ) the birth of Jesus Christ.

A. in accordance with B. in terms of C. in favor of D. in honor of

8. Research findings show we spend about two hours dreaming every night, no matter what we ( ) during the day.

A. should have done B. may have done C. would have done D. must have done

9. The course normally attracts 20 students per year, ( ) up to half will be from overseas.

A. in which B. for whom C. with which D. of whom

10. You should have been more patient ( ) that customer; I’m sure that selling him the watch was a possibility.

A. of B. with C. for D. at

11. Nowadays many people become unemployed as a result of the wide introduction of ( ) in big industries

A. estimation B. automation C. transformation D. conformation

12. Ever since the president’s sexual scandal was made public, there has been a ( ) fall in his popularity.

A. domestic B. imaginary C. drastic D. numerous

13. Nazism and Fascism were ( ) to be thrown into the dump of history.

A. deposited B. doomed C. damned D. deserved

14. Soldiers act in ( ) to the orders of their officers.

A. obligation B. objection C. offence D. obedience

15. This traditional entertainment for children in America has never, ( ) I know, become popular in China.

A. as far as B. as much C. to the extent that D. so long as

16. Visitors to England sometimes find the lack of public activities in the evenings ( ).

A. depressed B. depression C. depressing D. depressingly

17. I’d rather you ( ) anything about it for the time being.

A. do B. didn’t do C. don’t D. didn’t

18. The boxer ( ) and almost fell when his opponent hit him.

A. staggered B. shattered C. scattered D. stamped

19. The ( ) they felt for each other was obvious to everyone who saw them.

A. affection B. adherence C. sensibility D. sensitivity

20. People who refuse to ( ) with the law will be punished.

A. obey B. consent C. conceal D. comply

Part II Reading Comprehension (Text 1-5: 25*1 point=25 points; Text 6-7: 10*2 points=20 points)

Questions 21 to 25 are based on the passage below.

Text 1

What we know of prenatal development makes all this attempt made by a mother to mold the character of her unborn child by studying poetry, art or mathematics during pregnancy seem utterly impossible. How could such extremely complex influences pass from the mother to the child? There is no connection between their nervous systems. Even the blood vessels of mother and child do not join directly. An emotional shock to the mother will affect her child, because it changes the activity of her glands and so the chemistry of her blood. Any chemical change in the mother’s blood will affect the child for better or worse. But we cannot see how a looking for mathematics or poetic genius can be dissolved in blood and produce a similar liking or genius in the child.

In our discussion of instincts we saw that there was reason to believe that whatever we inherit must be of some very simple sort rather than any complicated or very definite kind of behavior. It is certain that no one inherits a knowledge of mathematics. It may be, however, that children inherit more or less of a rather general ability that we may call intelligence. If very intelligent children become deeply interested in mathematics, they will probably make a success of that study.

As for musical ability, it may be that what is inherited is an especially sensitive ear, a peculiar structure of the hands or the vocal organs, connections between nerves and muscles that make it comparatively easy to learn the movements a musician must execute, and particularly vigorous emotions. If these factors are all organized around music, the child may become a musician. The same factors, in other circumstance might be organized about some other center of interest. The rich emotional equipment might find expression in poetry. The capable fingers might develop skill in surgery. It is not the knowledge of music that is inherited, then nor even the love of it, but a certain bodily structure that makes it comparatively easy to acquire musical knowledge and skill. Whether that ability shall be directed toward music or some other undertaking may be decided entirely by forces in the environment in which a child grows up.

21. Which of the following statements is not true?

A. Some mothers try to influence their unborn children by studying art and other subjects during their pregnancy.

B. It is utterly impossible for us to learn anything about prenatal development.

C. The blood vessels of mother and child do not join directly.

D. There are no connection between mother’s nervous systems and her unborn child’s.

22. A mother will affect her unborn baby on the condition that ( ).

A. she is emotionally shocked

B. she has a good knowledge of inheritance

C. she takes part in all kind of activities

D. she sticks to studying

23. According to the passage, a child may inherit ( ).

A. everything from his mother

B. a knowledge of mathematics

C. a rather general ability that we call intelligence

D. her mother’s musical ability

24. If a child inherits something from his mother, such as an especially sensitive ear, a peculiar structure of the hands or of the vocal organs, he will ( ).

A. surely become musician

B. mostly become a poet

C. possibly become a teacher

D. become a musician on the condition that all these factors are organized around music

25. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

A. Role of Inheritance. B. An Unborn Child.

C. Function of instincts. D. Inherited Talents.

Questions 26 to 30 are based on the passage below.

Text 2

Art is considered by many people to be little more than a decorative means of giving pleasure. This is not always the case, however; at times, art may be seen to have a purely functional side as well. Such could be said of the sand paintings of the Navaho Indians of the American Southwest; these have a medicinal as well as an artistic purpose.

According to Navaho traditions, one who suffers from either a mental or a physical illness has in some way disturbed or come in contact with the supernatural—perhaps a certain animal, a ghost, or the dead. To counteract this evil contact, the ill person or one of his relatives will employ a medicine man called a “singer” to perform a healing ceremony which will attract a powerful supernatural being.

During the ceremony, which may last from 2 to 9 days, the “singer” will produce a sand painting on the floor of the Navaho Hogan. On the last day of the ceremony, the patient will sit on this sand painting and the “singer” will rub the ailing parts of the patient’s body with sand from a specific figure in the sand painting. In this way the patient absorbs the power of that particular supernatural being and becomes strong like it. After the ceremony, the sand painting is then destroyed and disposed of so its power will not harm anyone.

The art of sand painting is handed down from old “singer” to their students. The material used are easily found in the areas the Navaho inhabit: brown, red, yellow, and white sandstone, which is pulverized by being crushed between 2 stones much as corns is ground into flour. The “singer” holds a small amount of this sand in his hand and lets it flow between his thumb and fore-finger onto a clean, flat surface on the floor. With a steady hand and great patience, he is thus able to create designs of stylized people, snakes and other creatures that have power in the Navaho belief system. The traditional Navaho does not allow reproduction of sand paintings, since he believes the supernatural powers that taught him the craft have forbidden this; however, such reproductions can in fact be purchased today in tourist shops in Arizona and New Mexico. These are done by either Navaho Indians or by other people who wish to preserve this craft.

26. The purpose of the passage is to ( ).

A. discuss the medical uses of sand paintings in medieval Europe

B. study the ways Navaho Indians handed down their painting art

C. consider how Navaho “singer” treat their ailments with sand paintings

D. tell how Navaho Indians apply sand painting for medical purposes

27. The purpose of a healing ceremony lies in ( ).

A. pleasing the ghosts

B. attracting supernatural powers

C. attracting the ghosts

D. creating a sand painting

28. The “singer” rubs sand on the patient because ( ).

A. the patient receives strength from the sand