苏州大学2012年考博英语真题及答案

苏州大学2012年考博英语真题及答案

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Part I Vocabulary (10 points)

Directions: There are 10 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence thereare four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE answer that bestcompletes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheetwith a single line through the centre.

1. Susan has _______ the elbows of her son’s jacket with leather patches to make it more durable.

A. reinforced B. sustained C. steadied D. confirmed

【试题答案】A

2. Although we tried to concentrate on the lecture, we were ______ by the noise from the next room.

A. distracted B. displaced C. dispersed D. discarded

【试题答案】A

3. Having a (n) _______ attitude towards people with different ideas is an indication that one has been well educated.

A. analytical B. bearable C. elastic D. tolerant

【试题答案】D

4. No form of government in the world is ______; each system reflects the history and present needs of the region or the nation.

A. dominant B. influential C. integral D. drastic

【试题答案】A

5. Some felt that they were hurrying into an epoch of unprecedented enlightenment, in which better education and beneficial technology would _______ wealth and leisure for all.

A. maintain B. ensure C. certify D. console

【试题答案】B

6. Fiber-optic cables can carry hundreds of telephone conversations ______.

A. homogeneously B. spontaneouslyC. simultaneously D. ingeniously

【试题答案】C

7. Excellent films are those which ________ national and cultural barriers.

A. transcend B. traverse C. abolish D. suppress

【试题答案】A

8. Governments today play an increasingly larger role in the _______ of welfare, economics, and education.

A. scopes B. ranges C. ranks D. domains

【试题答案】D

9. One third of the Chinese in the United States live in California, ________ in the San Francisco area.

A. remarkably B. severelyC. drastically D. predominantly

【试题答案】D

10. Don't trust the speaker any more, since the remarks he made in his lectures are never _________ with the facts.

A. symmetrical B. comparative C. compatible D. harmonious

【试题答案】C

Part III Reading Comprehension (30 points)

Directions:There are 4 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by somequestions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choicesmarked A), B)，C) and D). You should decide on the bestchoice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet with a single linethrough the centre.

Passage One

Questions 36to 40 are based on the following passage.

The percentage of immigrants (including thoseunlawfully present) in the United States has been creeping upward for years. At12.6 percent, it is now higher than at any point since the mid 1920s.

We are not about to go back to the days when Congressopenly worried about inferior races polluting America’s bloodstream. Butonce again we are wondering whether we have too many of the wrong sort ofnewcomers. Their loudest cites argue that the new wave of immigrants cannot,and indeed do not want to, fit in as previous generations did.

We now know that these racist views were wrong. Intime, Italians, Romanians and members of other so-called inferior races becameexemplary Americans and contributed greatly, in ways too numerous to detail, tothe building of this magnificent nation. There is no reason why these newimmigrants should not have the same success.

Although children of Mexican immigrants do better, interms of educational and professional attainment, than their parents UCLAsociologist Edward Telles has found that the gains don’t continue. Indeed, thefourth generation is marginally worse off than the third James Jackson, of theUniversity of Michigan, has found a similar trend among black Caribbeanimmigrants, Tells fears that Mexican-Americans may be fated to follow in thefootsteps of American blacks —— thatlarge parts of the community may become mired in a seemingly state of povertyand underachievement. Like African-Americans, Mexican-Americans areincreasingly relegated to （降入）segregated，substandard schools, and their dropout rate is thehighest for any ethnic group in the country.

We have learned much about the foolish idea ofexcluding people on the presumption of the ethnic/racial inferiority. But whatwe have not yet learned is how to make the process of Americanization work forall. I am not talking about requiring people to learn English or to adoptAmerican ways; those things happen pretty much on their own, but as argumentsabout immigration hear up the campaign trail, we also ought to ask some broaderquestion about assimilation, about how to ensure that people, once outsiders,don’t forever remain marginalized within these shores.

That is a much larger question than what should happenwith undocumented workers, or how best to secure the border, and it is one thataffects not only newcomers but groups that have been here for generations. Itwill have more impact on our future than where we decide to set the admissionsbar for the latest ware of would-be Americans. And it would be nice if wefinally got the answer right.

36. How were immigrants viewed by U.S. Congress in early days?

A. They were of inferior races.

B. They were a Source of political corruption.

C. They were a threat to the nation’s security.

D. They were part of the nation’s bloodstream.

37. What does the author think of the new immigrants?

A. They will be a dynamic work force in the U.S.

B. They can do just as well as their predecessors.

C. They will be very disappointed on the new land.

D. They may find it hard to fit into the mainstream.

38. What does Edward Telles’ research say about Mexican-Americans?

A. They may slow improve from generation to generation.

B. They will do better in terms of educational attainment.

C. They will melt into the African-American community.

D. They may forever remain poor and underachieving.

39. What should be done to help the new immigrants?

A.Rid them of their inferiority complex.

B. Urge them to adopt American customs.

C. Prevent them from being marginalized.

D. Teach them standard American English.

40. According to the author, the burning issueconcerning immigration is _______.

A. how to deal with people entering the U.S. without documents

B. how to help immigrants to better fit into American society

C. how to stop illegal immigrants from crossing the corder

D. how to limit the number of immigrants to enter the U.S.

36. A 37.B 38. D 39. D 40.B

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