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北京大学2002年博士研究生入学考试试题

Part One: Structure and Written Expression

Direction: In each question decide which of the four choices given will most suitably comp lete the sentence if inserted at the place marked. Put the letter of your choice in the AN SWER SHEET. (20%)

1 . The doctor's ___ is that she'll soon be as good as new if she takes insul in and watche

s her diet.

A.agnosticism

B. anticipation

C. diagnosis

D. prognosis

2.It is understood by all concerned that the word no one who visits him ever breathe a

syllable of m his hearing wi11 remain forever unspoken.

A.uncommunicatively

B. acceptab1y

C. tacitly

D. taciturnly

3. ___ springs not out of true and deep admiration, but more often out of a self-seeking

wish to identify with someone important or famous.

A. A compliment

B. An adulatory

C. Flattery

D. Praise

4.Leaving for work m plenty of time to catch the train will _____ worry about being late.

A.rule off

B. prevent

C. avoid D? obviate

5.Nicholas Chauvin, a French soldier, aired his veneration of Napoleon Bonaparte so and unceasingly that he became the laughingstock of all people in Europe.

A. vociferously

B. patriotically

C. verbosely

D. loquaciously

6.People suffering from prefer to stay shut in their homes and become panic-stricken m 1arge public buildings and open fields.

A,acrophobia B? agoraphobia

C. claustrophobia

D. xenophobia

7.All normal human beings are at least to a degree 一一they get a feeling of warmth an d kinship from engaging in group activities.

A. segregated

B. congregational

C, gregarious D. egregious

8.He is __ drinker, who has been imbibing for so long that he has figuratively speaking, grown old with the vice.

A. an inveterate

B. an incorrigible

C. a chronic

D. an unconscionable

9.We listened dumb-struck, full of, to the shocking details of the corruption of the ex-president of the compare.

A. incrcdality B? ingenuity

C. ingenuousness

D. incredibility

10.Too much ___ can possibly lead to unhappiness, even to thoughts of suicide as few peop 1c have the courage to analyze themselves objectively and minutely.

A. retrospect

B. retrospection

C. perspicacity

D. perspicuity

11 . Hydrocarbons, __ by engine exhausts, react with nitrogen oxides in the presence of su nlight to form complex toxic gases.

A. are given off

B. give off

C. they are given off

D. given off

12.He could hardly his temper when he saw the state of his office.

A. hold in

B. hold up

C. hold off

D. hold out

13.The statesman was evidently ____ by the journalist"s questions and glared at him for a f cw seconds.

A.put down

B. put out

C. put across

D. put away

14., it is widely used in making flares and fireworks.

A,As the brilliant white light that burning magnesium produces

B.Because of the brilliant white light of burning magnesium

C.The brilliant white light of burning magnesium

D.Burning magnesium produces a brilliant white light

15.to tell us that the interest of the individual should be subordinate to that of the collective?

A.Were you used

B. Are you used

C. Did you use

D. Do you used

16.1 would have gone to the lecture with you 1 was so busy.

A. except that

B. provided that

C. but that

D. only that

17.The detective watched and saw the suspect a hotel at the comer of the street.

A. getting off the taxi and walking into

B. got off the taxi and walked into

18.

C. get off the taxi and walk into

D. got off the taxi to walk into

The child is ____ all the evidence for his opinion.

A. not encouraged either to be critical or to examine

B.encouraged either to be critical nor to examine

C.either encouraged to be critical or to examine

D.neither encouraged to be critical nor to examine

19.To be sure, there would be scarcely no time left over for other things if school child ren _

all sides of every matter on which they hold opinions.

A.would have been expected to have considered

B.were expected to consider

C.wi11 be expected to have been considered

D.were expected to have considered

20.Whenever work is being done, energy from one form into another.

A. converts

B. converted

C. is converted D? is being converted

Part Two : Reading Comprehension

L Direction: Each of the passages is followed by some questions For each question four an swers are given. Read the passages carefully and choose the best

answer to each question. Pat your choice in the ANSWER SHEET. (10%)

Passage On

The Aerospace Bicycle That Fell to Earth

(1 ) A radical new bicycle had its first public showing at the National British Cycling C hampionships in Shrewsbury last weekend. Based on the gold medal-winning design from the B arcelona Olympics, it is the first commercial mountain bike made of a single piece of carb on fibre.

(2)Bicycles for amateurs have up to now nom made of steel aluminium or magnesium tubes we Ided together into the conventional ，，A-flame，z shape. But last year, the British competitor Chris Boardman set world records while winning titles in the Olympic cycling pursuit even ts on a custom-built , carbon-fibre bicycle with lower weight and wind resistance than stan dard models . Because carbon fibre is both light and extremely strong, it docs not need the A-frame shape, saving further weight. Carbon fibre can also be moulded in a single piece, avoiding the weakness

of welds.

(3), The new bike, which will cost between $2000 and $3000 when it reaches the shops next month, has the same advantages as the Olympic model. It weighs about 11 kilograms, a savin g of 1.5 kilograms on metal frames . With no crossbar, it has a lower centre of gravity, ma king it easier to use in race conditions. "When you're doing some aggressive riding, you t hrow the bike about form side to side," explains Eddie Eccleston,, director of British Eag 1c, a British bicycle manufacturer based in Powys, Wales, which is marketing the bikes. he low centre of gravity gives you better control.〃

(4)The frames are being made in the US for British Eagle by SP systems in Camari1lo, Cali fornia, which has clients in the aerospace industry. "This is aerospace technology brought into cycling by enthusiasts,says Ecclcston. When professionals tested racing versions o f the bike before the Tour de France, they were quicker than metal versions by up to 3 sec onds per kilometre.

(5)The new design has no struts between the saddle and the back wheel; instead, the frame 's flexibility can be "tuned" to individual tastes by changing the mixture of Kevlar fibre and carbon fibre in the back wheel strut , allowing up to 5 centimetres of movement.

(6)The carbon-fibre design has a lower centre of gravity and smoother back-wheel suspensi on than conventional bikes.

21.The new bicycle exhibited at the National British Cycling Championships was radical be

cause _____

A.it was made from the gold medal-winning design of the Barcelona Olympics

B.it was the fast commercial mountain bike

C.its public showing last weekend aroused many people's curiosity

D.it was made of one single piece of carbon fibre

22.According to the context, "bicycles for amateurs" at the beginning of the second parag raph refers to bicycles

A. that people buy only for riding in their daily life

B that are bought by amateur cyclists who like cycling as an exercise

C. that are built for customers in general

D.that non-Olympic competitors use

23.Which of the following statements is Not true ?

A The new commercial bike has no crossbar and its centre of gravity is lower than the Olym pic model.

B.When the rider is doing some rough riding, the new bike's low cetnre of gravity gives h im better control.

C.The new bike is made by using aerospace technology and is quicker than the conventional bike

by 3 seconds per kilometre.

D.The new bike has no metal bar between the saddle and the back wheel, and the amount of carbon fibre used in the back wheel can be changed according to the user's taste.

Passage Two

Free Advice Is Just Around the Corner

(1)When Daniel Franklin, a political science professor from Atlanta, needed career advanc ement advice, he didn't turn to colleagues, therapists or even his mom.

(2)lie went to the Advice Ladies.

(3)Three thirty something New York women, advertising freelancers by day, have turned the msclvcs into Saturday afternoon strcct-comcr oracles, they pull up lawn chairs and a tabic

on a lower Manhattan street coiner and dish out free advice to passersby. They" ve claimed the comer of West Broadway and Broome Street in Soho as their own for the last several mon ths.

(4)Amy Alkon, who, with longtime friends Marlowe Minnick and Carolyn Johnson, becomes a p art-

time shrink each weekend. 〃We use creative problem-solving to turn problem into fun, 〃 she says.

(5)On a recent steamy afternoon, a 1 ine has formed in front of the Advice Ladies' table. Obviously, New Yorkers need plenty of help. "People feel they have no control in this craz y world. And therapy can take years,z，Minnick says. 〃We solve problems instantly, it's ins tant answer gratification，

(6)The three brainstorm before delivering advice on everything from pet discipline, close t-spacc management, even hair care. But no legal advice. 〃By far, most of our questions ar e love-

related . Tt's amazing the intimate sexual problems that people wi11 divulge to a t otal stranger," Alkon says.

(7)But they won't be strangers much longer. The Advice Ladies are putting together a book deal. And Robert De Niro is crewing a talk show around them, due nationally this fall fro

m his Tribeca Picutres.

(8)〃De Niro asked us for advice, but we think he's already perfect,purrs Alkon.

(9)And their career advice to Franklin? "He's written a book, so we told him to get a man ager and go on the touring circuit. It's great money and great publicity for the book”

(10)"Good advice," says Franklin.

24.There were

A.about 30 New York women who offered free advice by day

B.three women freelancers about 30 years old who offered advertising advice on Saturday

C.about 30 women advertising freelancers offered advice every Saturday afternoon in New y ork

D.three women about 30 years old, who did advertising as a job, offered free advice every Saturday afternoon

25.These advisors_

A changed the New York street comers into oracles

https://www.360docs.net/doc/198444814.html,ed the New York street comers as their advice office

C.sat at a street comer to give people free advice

D.made a street comer their place to predict the future to passersby

26.New Yorkers came to the Advice Ladies bccausc

A. the ladies' advice was quick and effective to solve problems

B.New Yorkers felt it was difficult to 1ive in this crazy world

C Medical therapy could net solve people* s problems

D. New York was a crazy place and its inhabitants need plenty of help

27.In the seventh paragraph we read that the Advice Ladies won' t be strangers for long be cause

A.they are dealing with a book together and a TV man is writing a talk show about them

B.they are going to sell a book about themselves and also appear on a TV show

C.they wi11 buy a book through a deal and appear in a film in the coming fal1 season

D.they will get to know each other bettor by working on a book and appearing in a TV show together

Passage Three

The American Presidential Gala of 1993

(1)Mixing populism and celebrity, Cl inton dances into office with a week-]ong multimillio n-dollar party full of stars, saxophone music and presidential hugs.

(2)The Party was held m a way never seen since World War 11. Many movie and music stars s howed up, offering their wishes to a new administration. They sang songs 1 ike "You know, B ill's gonna get this Country straight" '93! You and me! U-ni-tee!/Time to partee with Big Bill and Hillarcc."

(3)The stars came out in constellation because they recognized in Clinton one of their ow n. Not just that he plays the saxophone, a little. Or that Hillary is a smart, tough 1awye r, 1 ike most Hollywood moguls. What matters is that Cl inton is a beacon of middle-class ch arm, a lover of being loved, a believer in the importance of image, metaphor, style. And h e is an ace manipulator of media, selling his symbols directly to the people on TV, withou t the interference of nosy journalists. It all makes far a wondrous '90s blend of show biz

and politic.

(4)"This is our lime," Clinton said in his Inaugural Address. " Let us embrace il?〃 Last w eek he had an embrace for everyone, and not just the stars. This huggy-bear President need s to feel the public's approval.

(5)At one of the bal1s of the week, Cl inton was 1 ike the college student who drops in the night before the exam to show he's one of the guys, then sneaks back to his dorm to cram.

Perhaps there is as much Nixon in him (the ambition, the intellect) as Kennedy (the char m, the recklessness, his position as centrist custodian of 1iberal dreams). He will need t o be the best of both men if he is to close, as he said last week, 〃lhc gap between our wo rds and our deeds.〃

(6)During the gala, actor Edward James Olmos quoted Lincoln: 〃We must disenthrall ourselv es, and then we shall save our courntry. z，Clinton, a good student with a good memory, mout hed the words as Olmos spoke them. Cl inton must have real ized that, in a different sense a nd different era, America faces the task of disenthralling itself, of shaking off the Holl ywood stardust and facing facts.

(7)Tn 1992 Clinton vended optimism; now he must be careful in saying so. He sold the nati on a miracle product, ALL-NEW HOPE: it gives you cleaner, cheaper government with a fresh minty flavor. But if it doesn't get the stains out, the electorate's high hopes could sour

into despair. Then the man called Hope will become the man called Hype. All the big stars and better angels will leave him out in the spotlight, stranded, unmasked.

28.The meaning of "Clinton dances into his office, with a week-long multimillion-dollar p arty

full of stars, saxophone music and presidential hugs" in the first paragraph is:

A.Cl inton held a party and danced with film stars and musicians, and hugged his guests

B.Clinton went into his office followed by rich film stars and musicians who wanted to be hugged by the president

C.Cl inton started his term of president" s work with a week-]ong gala of celebrities and m usic to celebrate the event

D.Clinton spent a great deal of money to give a party of dance and music to please the fi Im stars and important people

29.By saying "Bill's gonna get this Country straight”, the party attendants believe lhal_

A. Money bills are important in getting things done for the United States

B? The president has got to do a wonderful job to save America

C.Clinton will change the United States to a free country

D.Cl inton is going to solve the problems of the United States

a quiet way to do his wo

B. Clinton was certainly a combination of both Nixon and Kennedy.

C. Clinton said at the Party that he was going to close his mouth and work harder.

D. When Olmos quoted Lincoln, Clinton repeated the words as Olmos spoke them.

30. Which of the following statements is True?

A. At one of the balls, Clinton appeared shortly and then left in

rk. IL Direction: Read the following passage carefully and then explain in your own English t he exact

meaning of the numbered an d underlined parts . (15%)

Medical consumerism —like all sorts of consumerism, only more menacingly —is designed to b e unsatisfying. (31) The prolongation of life and the search for perfect heal th (beauty, y outh, happiness) arc inherently self-defeating, The law of diminishing returns necessarily applies. You can make higher percentages of people survive into their eighties and nineti es. But, as any geriatric ward shows, that is not the same as to confer enduring mobility, awareness and autonomy.

(32)grows medically feasible, but it is often a life deprived of everything and one exposed to degrading neglect as resources grow over-stretched and polit ics turn mean.

What an ignominious destiny for medicine if its future tamed into one of bestowing meager

increments of unenjoyed life! It would mirror the fate of athletics, in which disproportio nate

energies and resources ―not least medical ones, 1 ike illegal steroids —are now invest cd to shave records by milliseconds. And, it goes without saying, the logical extension of longevism ―the

"abolition" of death--would net be a solution but only an exacerbation. (3 3) To air these

predicaments is not anti-medical spleen 一a churlish reprisal against medic ine for its

victories ―but simply to face the growing reality of medical power not exactly without

responsibility but with

dissolving goals,

(34) Hence medicine's finest hour becomes the dawn of its dilemmas For centuries, medicine was impotent and hence unproblematic, From the Greeks to the Great War, its job was simpl c to struggle with lethal diseases and gross disabilities, to ensure live births, and to m intage pain. It performed these uncontroversial tasks by and large with meager success. To day, with mission accomplished, medicine ，s triumphs are dissolving m disorientation, (35) Medicine has led to vastly inflated expectations, which the public has eagerly swallowed. Yet as these expectations grow unlimited, they become unfulfillable. The task facing medic inc in the twenty-first century will be to redefine its limits even as it extends its capa

cities.

(46) begun began Part Three: Cloze Test

Direction: Fill in each numbered blank in the following passage with ONE suitable word to complete the passage Put your answers in the ANSWER

SHEET. (10%)

For (36) the bloodshed and tragedy of D-Day, the beaches of Normandy wi11 always evok e a certain __________________ (37): a yearning for a time when nations in the civilized world buried t

heir differences and combined to oppose absolute evil, when values seemed clearer and the retable consequences of war stopped (38) of the annihilation of humanity. But over half a century after the Allies hit those wave-battered sand flats and towering cliffs, th e Normandy invasion stands as a feat (39) to be repeated.

There will never be _____ (40) D-Day. Technology has changed the conditions of warfare in w

ays that none of the D-Day participants could have _(41), Ali-out war in the beginnings o f this century would surely spell all-out (42) for the belligerents, and possibly fo r the entire human race. No credible scenario for a future world war would allow time for the massive buildup* of conventional forces that occurred in the 1940s. The moral equivale nt of the Normandy invasion in the nuclear age would involve a presidential decision to pu t tens of millions of American lives at (43). And the possible benefits for the alii es would be uncertain at best

European defense experts often ask whether the U. S. would be willing to "trade Pittsburgh for

'Dusseldorf. ” In practice, the question may well be whether it is worth ___________ (44) Amo

rican cities to avenge a Europe already (45) to rubble.

Part Four: Proofreading

Directions: This part consists of a short passage. In this passage, there are altogether 1 0 mistakes, one in each underlined sentence or part, of a sentence. You may have to change a word, add a word or just delete a word. If you change a word, cross it out with a slash (\) and write the correct word. If you add a word, write the missing word between the word s (in bracket3) immediately before and after it. If you delete a word, cross it out with a slash (\), Put your , answers in the

Examples: eg. 1 (46) The meeting begun 2 hours ago

Correction in the ANSWER SHEET: eg. 2 (47) Scarcely they settled themselves in

their scats in the theatre when the curtain went up.

Correction in the ANSWER SHEET: (47) (Scarcely) had (they)

eg. 3 (48) Never will I not do it again.

Correction in the ANSWER SHEET: (48) not

(46) A state university president was arrested today and charged with impersonate a police officer because, the authorities say, he pulled over a speeding driver here last month.

(47)Using flashing headlights, Richard L. Judd, 64, the president of Central Connecticut State University, made the driver, Peter Baba 24. of Plainville, pull on Jan, 23. the stat e police said.

(48) He then flashed a gold badge and barked at him for speed, they said.

(49) Mr. Judd is New Britain* s police conunissioncr from 1981 to 1989 and from 1993 to 199 5. (50) But Detective Harold Gannon of the New Britain police said today that the job invo ived more

policy as police work, and did not include the authority to charge or chide crim inals. (51) The gold badge was mere a university award. (52) The governor said he would no t ask for a resignation because Mr. Judd had made a "misjudgment" and had written a letter of apologizing.

(53) Later, Mr. Judd's lawyer, Paul J. Mcouillan, issued a long apology from his superior, whom he described as 〃th。best thing to happen to New Britain." (54) "My experience and i nstinct as an E. M. T. and former police commissioner prompted me to involve myself with thi s matter,Mr. Judd said in the statement. (55) "In hindsight, I see it was mine to manag e.

Part Five: Writing

Direction:

Write a short composition of about 250 to 300 words on the topic

complete the sentence if inserted at the place marked, of your choice in the answer sheet. (25%)

a. motivation background

b. point of view

c. characterization

d. 2. the appeal to poetry. the senses known as is especially common in

a. imaginative

b. imaginable

c. ingenious

d. imagery

3. if you" ve got concerned and complaint, the best thing is to see with him. the person a. tell it

known

b. have it out

c. say it

d. have 4.

in

Topic: Write m 250-300 words about China' s auto industry

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北京大学2000年博士生入学考试试题

part one: structure & written expression

direction: in each question deci de which of the four choices given will most

suitcibly put

the letter

1. thomas wolfe portrayed people so that you came to know their yearnings,

their impulses, and

their warts ----- this was effective

there have been several attempts to introduce gayer colours and styles men's clothing , but none of them

a. ha caught on

b. has caught him out,

c. has caught up

d. take

roots

5. the retired engineer plunked down $ 50, 000 in cash for a mid-size mercedes as a present for his wife 一一

a purchase, with money made in the stock market the week before. a. paid off b. paid through c. paid cut d. paid for

6. he has courage al 1 right, but in matters requiring judgment, he has often

been found

sadly?

a. lack it

b. absent

c. in need of it

d. wanting

7.danis hayes raised the essential paradox and asked how people could have fought so hard

against environmental degradation themselves now on the verge of

losing the war.

a. only found

b. finding only

c. only to find d, have only found

8.the once separate issue of environment and development are now linked.

a. intangible

b. indispensable

c. inextricably cl. incredibly

9.the need to see that justice is done every decision made in the courts.

a. implants into

b. imposes on

c. impinges upon

d. imprecates upon

10.two thirds of the us basketbal 1 players are black, and the number would be greater_

the continuing practice of picking white bench warmers for the sake of balance.

a. was it not because of

b. had it not been for

c. ware it not for

d. would it not have been for

11.no one would have time to read or listen to an account of everything going on in the world.

a.it is

b. there is

c. as is

d. what is

12.if there is the need to compete in a crowd, to battle the edge

the surest strategy is to

develop the unexpected.

a.on

b. for

c. against

d. with

13.just as there are occupations that require col 1ege or even higher

degrees .

occupations for which technical training is necessary .

a. so too there are

b. so also there are

c. so there are too

d. so too are there

14.it is a myth that the law permits the food and drug administration to ignore requirements for

drugs whi1e brand-name drugs stil1 must meet these rigid tests.

a. specific

b. generic

c. intricate

d. acrid

15.the very biggest and most murderous wars during the industrial age were intra-industrial

-wars that second wave nations like ger many and britain against

one another

a. pitted

b. drove

c. kept

d. embarked

16.the private 1 ife of having each individual make his or her own choice of beliefs and interest

without the overarching public world of the state, which sustains a structure of law appropriate to a self-determining association.

a. is not possible

b. would not be possible

c. will not be possible

d. cannot be possible

17.from Christianity and the barbarian kingdoms of the west emerged the medieval version of

politics in , turn evolved the politics of our modern world.

a. of which

b. from which

c. on which

d. by which

18.the Portuguese give a great deal of credit to one man for having promoted sea travel, that man prince henry the navigator, who lived

in the 15th century.

a. was

b. was called d. calling d. being

19.grant was one of a body of men who were self-reliant , who cared hardly anything for the past but had a sharp eye for the future .

a. on themselves b on not making a fault

c. to a fault

d. to remain ahead

20.huntington and many of its competitors are working to make remedial instruction a commodity as and accessible as frozen yogurt .

a. ubiquitous

b. rational

c. necessary

d. credible

21.the scheme for rebuilding the city center, owing to the refusal f a council to sanction the expenditure of the money it wou1d have required.

a. fell down

b. fell off

c. fell out

d. fell flat

22.if they think they are going to win over us by obstinately and

refusing to make the siightest concession, they are mistaken .

a. holding out b, holding to c. holding over d. holding up

23.tine possibility that the explosion was caused by sabotage cannot

be _____

a. broken out

b. cancelled out

c. ruled out d, wiped out

24.the ex-president had been in the country to refresh his mind

before he passed away.

a. given to walking

b. given a walk

c. given for a walk

d. giving a walk

a. running short running ahead

25. he did not relish appealing amongst his friends and of their criticism or censure.

b. running out

c. running the gauntlet

d.

part two: reading comprehension

i. each of the passages below is followed by some questions, for each question four answers

are given . read the passages carefully and choose the best answer to each question, put your

choice in the answer skeet. (15%)

passage one

it was a normal day in the life of the american red cross in greater new

york. first, peirt of a building on west 140th street, in harlem, fell down, beds tumbled through the air people slid out of their apartments and onto the ground, three people died, and the red cross was there, helping shocked residents find temporary shelter, and food and clothing ? then it was back

downtown for that evening's big fend-raiser, the eleventh annual red cross award dinner dance, at the pierre. "that's why i have bad hair tonight," said Christopher peake , a red cross

spokesman who had spent much of the day at the harlem scene, in the drizzling rain, he was now

in a tuxedo, and actually his hair didn't look so bad, framed by a centerpiece of tulips and jonquils,

and perhaps improved by subdued lighting from eight crystal chandeliers.

definitely not having a bad-mir night was elizabeth dole, the wife of

senator robert dole and the president of the american red cross, president dole has chestnut, colored republican hair, which was softly coifed, and she was wearing a fitted burgundy velvet evening suit ("someone made it for me! i love

velvet!，z she exclaimed, in her

and golden a. robert dole b. elizabeth dole

enthusiastic, northern Carolina hostess voice) and sparkling drop earrings, of course, she hadn't been standing in the rain in harlem; she had just f 1 own up on the three-o' clock shuttle from Washington, dole is extremely pretty, with round green eyes and a ful1 mouth and a direct personality, she tilts her head attentively when she listens, she was the recipient of the cvcning ，s award; previous award winners have included alice tully, princess yasmin aga khan, ?… and most recently, brooke astor> not exactly a sequence at the end of which you wou1d expect to find elizabeth dole, but award givers are famous for having political instincts as well as philanthropic ones.

surrounded by the deep-blue swags and golden draperies of the ballroom were more

than

thirty-five dinner tables set with groupings of candles and floral centerpieces and royal doulton china, american express was them, so were bristol-myers squibb; coopers & lybrand; the new york times company; union bank of Switzerland; chemical bank; new york life; .…and price watcrhousc. the actress arlene dahl, with her rather red hair and her bearded husband, presided over one table, otherwise, it was a typical ,faceless , captain-of-industry fund raiser (no models! no stars ! ), of which there seems to be at least one every night in new york city . it was not a society night, but still the evening raised four hundred and thirty thousand dollars.

26. from what we read we can infer that 〃it was a normal day in the life of

the american red cross in greater new york 〃 means its staff a.

deal with the fall of houses in the city every day b.

are busy helping people who suffer from disasters every day c. work during the day and to have banquet in the evening every

d. go to harlem , the poorest district of new york every day and help

people there

27. the fund-raiser mentioned in the passage refers to

c.the eleventh annual red cross award dinner dance

d.all the business companies attending the dinner dance

28.Christopher peake's hair didn，t look so, bad because

a.he was wearing a handsome tuxedo

b.he was wearing tulips on his suit

c.he was seen among flowers

d.he was sitting near flowers and in very, soft light

29.elizabeth dole was

a.the president of the american red cross and acted at the dinner

as a north Carolina hostess

b. a republican and wife of the president of the american red cross

c.the president of the american red cross and its main

representative at the annual dinner dance

d.born in north Carolina, became an air-hostess and later married senator robert dol

e.

30.the presence of an actress an the dinner made the fund raising .

a.less impersonal

b. a typical fund-raising event

c, less personal d, more business-like

passage two

for laymen ethnology is probably the most interesting of the biological sciences for the very reason that it concerns animals in their normcil

activities and therefore, if we wish, we can assess the possible dangers and advantages in our own behavioral roots, ethnology also is interesting methodologically because it combines in new ways very scrupulous field observations with experimentation in laboratories .

the field workers have had some handicaps in winning respect for