湖北省博士研究生入学考试英语联考真题笔记2.docxVIP

湖北省 2008年 博士研究生入学考试英语联考试题 Part I Reading Comprehension(30％) Directions：There are 4 reading passages in this part．Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinishedstatements. For each of them there are four choices marked A，B，C，and D. You should decide on the best choice and markyour answer on the ANSWER SHEET by blackening the corresponding letter in the brackets. Questions 1-5 are based on the following passage： Most of us would like to feel we have some influence over what happens around us and to us. Citizens speak out to influence policy on use of nuclear power, conserving the environment and endangered animals，local and state taxes，the appropriate use of funds by organizations of which they are members，proper land use and the nature of education in the public schools, and a host of other issues．Some of these affect the speakers’immediate self-interest; others are attempts to make the social environment conform more closely to their own ideas. To speak on such matters effectively enough to influence the opinions and actions of others is to exercise power． 我们多数人都希望自己对发生在周围和发生在自己身上的事有一些影响。市民畅所欲言，以便能给政策施加影响，核能的使用，保护环境和动物，地方和州税收，他们所在组织合理使用经费，合理使用土地，公里学校的教育本质，以及其他很多的问题。有一些直接关系到说话者自身的利益；有一些则是试图使社会环境更符合说话者的愿望。把这些问题谈得恰如其分，改变他人的思想和行动，就是在形式自己的权利。 would like to 想要 | 愿意 | 意欲 influence over 对有影响 speak out 畅所欲言；大胆地说；大声地说 nuclear power 核能；核动力 a host of 许多，一大群；众多，大量 exercise power 行使权力；运用权力 speak on 论及 Even in jobs relying on technical specialization，the opportunities and demands for public speaking skills remain more common than many college students realize. The engineer finds that if his career is to advance he must be willing to accept management duties that include speaking to groups of employees, or he must serve as a spokesperson for consultant teams presenting results to agencies outside the company. The certified public accountant finds an opportunity to teach classes in her area of speculation. The dentist