武汉大学考博英语历年真题详解.pdf

2002年武汉大学考博英语真题及详解Part Ⅰ Reading Comprehe
ion（30%） Directio
: There are 4 reading passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some question or unfinished statements .For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C, D, You should decide on the best choice and mark your a
wer on the ANSWER SHEET by blackening the corresponding letter in the brackets. Questio
1 to 5 are based on the following passage: From the health point of view we are living in a marvelous age. We are immunized from birth agai
t many of the most dangerous disease. A large number of once fatal illnesses can now be cured by modern drugs and surgery. It is almost certain that one day remedies will be found for the most stubborn remaining disease. The expectation of life has increased enormously. But though the possibility of living a long and happy life is greater than ever before, every day we witness the incredible slaughter of them, women and children on the roads Man ve
us the motor-car! It is a never-ending battle which man is losing thousands of people the world over are killed or horribly killed each year and we are quietly sitting back and letting it happen. It has been rightly said that when a man is sitting behind a steering wheel, his car becomes the exte
ion of his pe
onality. There is no doubt that the motor-car often brings out a man’s very wo
t qualities. People who are normally quiet and pleasant may become unrecognizable when they are behind steering wheel. They swear, they are ill-mannered and aggressive, willful as two-year-olds and utterly selfish. All their hidden frustratio
, disappointments and jealousies seem to be brought to the surface by the act of driving. The surprising thing is that the society smiles so gently on the motorist and seems to forgive his behavior. Everything is done for his convenience. Cities are allowed to become almost uninhabitable because of heavy traffic; tow
are made ugly by huge car parks; the countryside is desecrated by road network