2003 年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题
Section I: Listening Comprehension
Directions:
This section is designed to test your ability to understand spoken English. You will
hear a selection of recorded materials and you must answer the questions that
accompany them. There are three parts in this section, Part A, Part B, and Part C.
Remember, while you should first put down your answers in your test booklet. At the
end of the listening comprehension section, you will have five minutes to transfer all
your answers from your test booklet to ANSWER SHEET 1.
Now look at Part A in your test booklet.
Part A
Directions:
For Question 1-5, you will hear a talk about Boston Museum of Fine Art. While you
listen, fill out the table with the information you have heard. Some of the information
has been given to you in the table. Write only 1 word or number in each numbered
box. You will hear the recording twice. You now have 25 seconds to read the table
below. (5 points)
Boston Museum of Fine Arts
Boston Museum of Fine Arts Founded (year) 1870
Opened to the public (year) Question 1
Moved to the current location (year) 1909
The west wing completed (year) Question 2
Number of departments 9
The most remarkable department Question 3
Exhibition Space (m2) Question 4
Approximate number of visitors/year 800,000
Programs provided classes lectures Question 5
Part B
Directions:
For Questions 6-10, you will hear an interview with an expert on marriage problems.
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While you listen, complete the sentences or answer the questions. Use not more than
3 words for each answer. You will hear the recording twice. You now have 25 seconds
to read the sentences and questions below. (5 points)
What should be the primary source of help for a troubled couple? ________.
Question 6
Writing down a list of problems in the marriage may help a troubled couple
discuss them ________. Question 7
Who should a couple consider seriously turning to if they can’t talk with each
other? ________. Question 8
Priests are usually unsuccessful in counseling troubled couples despite their
________. Question 9
According to the old notion, what will make hearts grow fonder? ________.
Question 10
Part C
Directions:
You will hear three pieces of recorded material. Before listening to each one, you
will have time to read the questions related to it. While listening, answer each
question by choosing [A], [B], [C] or D. After listening, you will have time to check
your answers you will hear each piece once only. (10 points)
Questions 11-13 are based on the following talk about napping, you now have 15
seconds to read questions 11-13.
11. Children under five have abundant energy partly because they ________.
[A] sleep in three distinct parts
[B] have many five-minute naps
[C] sleep in one long block
[D] take one or two naps daily
12. According to the speaker, the sleep pattern of a baby is determined by
________.
[A] its genes
[B] its habit
[C] its mental state
[D] its physical condition
13. The talk suggests that, if you feel sleepy through the day, you should ________.
[A] take some refreshment
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[B] go to bed early
[C] have a long rest
[D] give in to sleep
Questions 14-16 are based on the following interview with Sherman Alexie, an
American Indian poet. You now have 15 seconds to read Questions 14-16.
14. Why did Sherman Alexie only take day jobs?
[A] He could bring unfinished work home.
[B] He might have time to pursue his interests.
[C] He might do some evening teaching.
[D] He could invest more emotion in his family.
15. What was his original goal at college?
[A] to teach in high school
[B] to write his own books
[C] to be a medical doctor
[D] to be a mathematician
16. Why did he take the poetry-writing class?
[A] To follow his father.
[B] For an easy grade.
[C] To change his specialty.
[D] For knowledge of poetry.
Questions 17-20 are based on the following talk about public speaking. You now
have 20 seconds to read Questions 17-20.
17. What is the most important thing in public speaking?
[A] Confidence.
[B] Preparation.
[C] Informativeness.
[D] Organization.
18. What does the speaker advise us to do to capture the audience’s attention?
[A] Gather abundant data.
[B] Organize the idea logically.
[C] Develop a great opening.
[D] Select appropriate material.
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19. If you don’t start working for the presentation until the day before, you will feel
________.
[A] uneasy
[B] uncertain
[C] frustrated
[D] depressed
20. Who is this speech most probably meant for?
[A] Those interested in the power of persuasion.
[B] Those trying to improve their public image.
[C] Those planning to take up some public work.
[D] Those eager to become effective speakers.
You now have 5 minutes to transfer all your answers from your test booklet to
ANSWER SHEET 1.
Section II: Use of English
Directions:
Read the following text. Choose the best word (s) for each numbered blank and mark
[A], [B], [C] or [D] on ANSWER SHEET 1. (10 points)
Teachers need to be aware of the emotional, intellectual, and physical changes
that young adults experience. And they also need to give serious __21__ to how they
can be best __22__ such changes. Growing bodies need movement and __23__, but
not just in ways that emphasize competition. __24__ they are adjusting to their new
bodies and a whole host of new intellectual and emotional challenges, teenagers are
especially self-conscious and need the __25__ that comes from achieving success
and knowing that their accomplishments are __26__ by others. However, the typical
teenage lifestyle is already filled with so much competition that it would be __27__
to plan activities in which there are more winners than losers, __28__, publishing
newsletters with many student-written book reviews, __29__ student artwork, and
sponsoring book discussion clubs. A variety of small clubs can provide __30__
opportunities for leadership, as well as for practice in successful __31__ dynamics.
Making friends is extremely important to teenagers, and many shy students need the
__32__ of some kind of organization with a supportive adult __33__ visible in the
background.
In these activities, it is important to remember that the young teens have __34__
attention spans. A variety of activities should be organized __35__ participants can
remain active as long as they want and then go on to __36__ else without feeling
guilty and without letting the other participants __37__. This does not mean that
adults must accept irresponsibility. __38__ they can help students acquire a sense of
commitment by __39__ for roles that are within their __40__ and their attention
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spans and by having clearly stated rules.
21. [A] thought
[B] idea
[C] opinion
[D] advice
22. [A] strengthen
[B] accommodate
[C] stimulate
[D] enhance
23. [A] care
[B] nutrition
[C] exercise
[D] leisure
24. [A] If
[B] Although
[C] Whereas
[D] Because
25. [A] assistance
[B] guidance
[C] confidence
[D] tolerance
26. [A] claimed
[B] admired
[C] ignored
[D] surpassed
27. [A] improper
[B] risky
[C] fair
[D] wise
28. [A] in effect
[B] as a result
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[C] for example
[D] in a sense
29. [A] displaying
[B] describing
[C] creating
[D] exchanging
30. [A] durable
[B] excessive
[C] surplus
[D] multiple
31. [A] groups
[B] individual
[C] personnel
[D] corporation
32. [A] consent
[B] insurance
[C] admission
[D] security
33. [A] particularly
[B] barely
[C] definitely
[D] rarely
34. [A] similar
[B] long
[C] different
[D] short
35. [A] if only
[B] now that
[C] so that
[D] even if
36. [A] everything
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[B] anything
[C] nothing
[D] something
37. [A] off
[B] down
[C] out
[D] alone
38. [A] On the contrary
[B] On the average
[C] On the whole
[D] On the other hand
39. [A] making
[B] standing
[C] planning
[D] taking
40. [A] capability
[B] responsibility
[C] proficiency
[D] efficiency
Section III: Reading Comprehension
Directions:
Read the following fore texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing [A],
[B], [C] or [D] Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1 (40 points)
Text 1
Wild Bill Donovan would have loved the Internet. The American spymaster
who built the Office of Strategic Services in the World War II and later laid the roots
for the CIA was fascinated with information. Donovan believed in using whatever
tools came to hand in the “great game” of espionage -- spying as a “profession.”
These days the Net, which has already re-made such everyday pastimes as buying
books and sending mail, is reshaping Donovan’s vocation as well.
The last revolution isn’t simply a matter of gentlemen reading other
gentlemen’s e-mail. That kind of electronic spying has been going on for decades. In
the past three or four years, the World Wide Web has given birth to a whole industry
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of point-and-click spying. The spooks call it “open source intelligence,” and as the
Net grows, it is becoming increasingly influential. In 1995 the CIA held a contest to
see who could compile the most data about Burundi. The winner, by a large margin,
was a tiny Virginia company called Open-Source Solutions, whose clear advantage
was its mastery of the electronic world.
Among the firms making the biggest splash in the new world is Straitford, Inc.,
a private intelligence-analysis firm based in Austin, Texas. Straitford makes money
by selling the results of spying (covering nations from Chile to Russia) to
corporations like energy-services firm McDermott International. Many of its
predictions are available online at www.straitford.com.
Straitford president George Friedman says he sees the online world as a kind of
mutually reinforcing tool for both information collection and distribution, a
spymaster’s dream. Last week his firm was busy vacuuming up data bits from the far
corners of the world and predicting a crisis in Ukraine. “As soon as that report runs,
we’ll suddenly get 500 new internet sign-ups from Ukraine,” says Friedman, a
former political science professor. “And we’ll hear back from some of them.”
Open-source spying does have its risks, of course, since it can be difficult to tell
good information from bad. That’s where Straitford earns its keep.
Friedman relies on a lean staff in Austin. Several of his staff members have
military-intelligence backgrounds. He sees the firm’s outsider status as the key to its
success. Straitford’s briefs don’t sound like the usual Washington back-and-forthing,
whereby agencies avoid dramatic declarations on the chance they might be wrong.
Straitford, says Friedman, takes pride in its independent voice.
41. The emergence of the Net has ________.
[A] received support from fans like Donovan
[B] remolded the intelligence services
[C] restored many common pastimes
[D] revived spying as a profession
42. Donovan’s story is mentioned in the text to ________.
[A] introduce the topic of online spying
[B] show how he fought for the U.S.
[C] give an episode of the information war
[D] honor his unique services to the CIA
43. The phrase “making the biggest splash” (line 1, paragraph 3) most probably
means ________.
[A] causing the biggest trouble
[B] exerting the greatest effort
[C] achieving the greatest success
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[D] enjoying the widest popularity
44. It can be learned from paragraph 4 that ________.
[A] Straitford’s prediction about Ukraine has proved true
[B] Straitford guarantees the truthfulness of its information
[C] Straitford’s business is characterized by unpredictability
[D] Straitford is able to provide fairly reliable information
45. Straitford is most proud of its ________.
[A] official status
[B] nonconformist image
[C] efficient staff
[D] military background
Text 2
To paraphrase 18th-century statesman Edmund Burke, “all that is needed for the
triumph of a misguided cause is that good people do nothing.” One such cause now
seeks to end biomedical research because of the theory that animals have rights
ruling out their use in research. Scientists need to respond forcefully to animal rights
advocates, whose arguments are confusing the public and thereby threatening
advances in health knowledge and care. Leaders of the animal rights movement
target biomedical research because it depends on public funding, and few people
understand the process of health care research. Hearing allegations of cruelty to
animals in research settings, many are perplexed that anyone would deliberately
harm an animal.
For example, a grandmotherly woman staffing an animal rights booth at a
recent street fair was distributing a brochure that encouraged readers not to use
anything that comes from or is tested in animals—no meat, no fur, no medicines.
Asked if she opposed immunizations, she wanted to know if vaccines come from
animal research. When assured that they do, she replied, “Then I would have to say
yes.” Asked what will happen when epidemics return, she said, “Don’t worry,
scientists will find some way of using computers.” Such well-meaning people just
don’t understand.
Scientists must communicate their message to the public in a compassionate,
understandable way -- in human terms, not in the language of molecular biology. We
need to make clear the connection between animal research and a grandmother’s hip
replacement, a father’s bypass operation, a baby’s vaccinations, and even a pet’s
shots. To those who are unaware that animal research was needed to produce these
treatments, as well as new treatments and vaccines, animal research seems wasteful
at best and cruel at worst.
Much can be done. Scientists could “adopt” middle school classes and present
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