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1、昆明理工大学2017年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 ：全校 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 II Structure and Vocabulary( 15 points )Directions: In
2、 this part, there are fifteen incomplete sentences. For each sentence four alternatives A, B, C or D are given. Decide which of the alternatives best completes the sentence and mark the corresponding letter on your ANSWER SHEET.1. It is rather _ that we still do not know how many species there are i
3、n the world today.A. misleading B. boring C. embarrassing D. demanding 2. Although not an economist himself, Dr. Smith has long been a severe critic of the governments _ policies.A. economicalB. economic C. economyD. economics 3. At three thousand feet, wide plains begin to appear, and there is neve
4、r a moment when some distant mountain is not _.A. on view B. at a glance C. on the scene D. in sight 4. Being impatient is _ with being a good teacher.A. intrinsic B. ingenious C. incompatible D. inherent 5. She was so _ in her job that she didnt hear anybody knocking at the door.A. attractedB. abso
5、rbed C. drawn D. concentrated 6. Jack was about to announce our plan but I _.A. cut him short B. gave him up C. turned him out D. put him through 7. When Jack was eighteen he _ going around with a strange set of people and staying out very late.A. took to B. took up C. took for D. took on 8. You see
6、 the lightning _ it happens, but you hear the thunder later.A. the instant B. for an instant C. on the instantD. in an instant9. It is said that the math teacher seems _ towards bright students.A. preferableB. partial C. beneficial D. liable 10. It is hard to tell whether we are going to have a boom
7、 in the economy or a _.A. concession B. submission C. transmission D. recession 11. People who like to wear red clothes are more likely to be talkative and _. A. vivaciousB. perilous C. introverted D. lucrative 12. Benjamin Franklin, tactless in his youth, became so diplomatic, so _ at handling peop
8、le that he was made American Ambassador to France. A. shrewd B. foxy C. considerate D. adroit昆明理工大学2017年博士研究生招生考试试题13. Consumers deprived of the information and advice they needed were quite simply _ every cheat in the marketplace. A. in lieu of B. for the price of C. by courtesy of D. at the mercy
9、of14. Reporters and photographers alike took great _ at the rude way the actor behaved during the interview.A. annoyance B. resentment C. offence D. irritation15. If you work under a car when repairing it, you often get very _.A. waxy B. sticky C. slippery D. greasy Part III. Reading Comprehension (
10、 40 points )Directions: There are four passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the BEST choices and then mark the corresponding letter on the ANSWER SHEET.Passage 1
11、The prefix Mach is used to describe supersonic speed. It was named for Ernst Mach (1838-1916), a Czech-born Austrian physicist, who contributed to the study of sound. When twice the speed of sound, it is Mach 2. When it is near but below the speed of sound, its speed can be designated at less than M
12、ach 1, for example, Mach 0.9. Mach is defined as the ratio of the velocity of a rocket or a jet to the velocity of sound in the medium being considered. When a plane passes the sound barrierflying faster than sound travelslisteners in the area hear thunderclaps, but the pilot of the plane does not h
13、ear them. Sound is produced by vibrations of an object and is transmitted by alternate increase and decrease in pressure that radiate outward through a material media of molecules somewhat like waves spreading out on a pond after a rock has been tossed into it. The frequency of sound is determined b
14、y the number of times the vibrating waves undulate波动 per second and is measured in cycles per second. The slower the cycle of waves, the lower the frequency. As frequencies increase, the sound is higher in pitch. Sound is audible to human beings only if the frequency falls within a certain range. Th
15、e human ear is usually not sensitive to frequencies of fewer than 20 vibrations per second, or more than about 20,000 vibrations per secondalthough this range varies among individuals. Anything at a pitch higher than the human ear can hear is termed ultrasonic. Intensity, or loudness, is the strength of the pressure of these radiating waves and
