1、昆明理工大学2012年硕士研究生招生入学考试试题(A卷)考试科目代码：240 考试科目名称 ： 单考英语 试题适用招生专业 ： 单考 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。答题时不准使用涂改液等具有明显标记的涂改用品。Part I Vocabulary (20%)Direction: In this section, there
2、 are 40incomplete sentences. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Mark your choice on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center. 1. The boss discharged the cook for his incompetence. The word discharged here mean
3、s_. A. laid down B. laid off C. laid awayD. laid up 2. Petrol is manufactured from the _ oil we take out of the ground. AcrudeB. raw C. roughD. tough 3. One of the most spectacular qualities of man is notably his _ to any kind of natural environment.A. inclination B. domination C. adaptabilityD. ava
4、ilability4. It takes years of hard work to _ a good dictionary. A. compose B. complyC. constructD. compile 5.ONeills ideas have been _ to a great deal of criticism from those who consider them as scientific dreaming. A. adjusted B. corresponded C. subjectedD. yielded 6. The actors have to _ before t
5、hey appear in front of the strong lights on television. A. make up B. paint up C. cover upD. do up 7. The design of this architecture show a great deal of _.We have never seen a building of such a type before.A. conventionality B. originality C. formulation D. fascination 8. India and Pakistan have
6、0.3 and 0.4 hectares of cropland per person _. A. relatively B. proportionally C. particularlyD. respectively 9. Im in no _ this evening to listen to his silly jokes. A. emotionB. mood C. tendency D. sense 10. Jim, the newly elected director, had to reorganize the entire office; he angrily complaine
7、d of his _, who had been so incompetent that everything was left in a mess.A. successorB. ancestor C. predecessor D. forefather 11. I dont know if the story is true, but Ill try to _ it. A. verifyB. identify C. reinforce D. conform 12. The polar explorers took every precaution to _ the dangers of th
8、eir trip. A. optimizeB. standardize C. energize D. minimize 13. Because Bob had stopped reading his technical journals he was _ of new development in his field. A. intellectualB. subtle C. ignorant D. tedious 14. The plane _, its bombs exploding as it hit the ground. A. smashedB. clashed C. struck D
9、. crashed 15. Though it was less attractive, Ralph knew the metal box would be more _ than the wooden box. A. terminalB. durable C. persistent D. ultimate16. The employer _ the letter to his secretary, who wrote it down in short hand. A. dictatedB. examined C. copiedD. imitated 17. Mrs. Brown is so
10、_ about her housework that servants will not work for her. A. specialB. especial C. peculiar D. particular 18. In a speech he made today, the President of Passagonia advocated the_ of nuclear arms and said that his country was ready for urgent and effective measures to_ the arms race. A. expansion/h
11、inderB. propulsion/end C. escalation/curtail D. elimination/curb 19. The traditional bonds that exist between the two countries, as well as the mutual respect they hold for one another, will_. a firm basis for further development of their economic ties. A. compromiseB. compensate C. contributeD. con
12、stitute 20. Both countries have declined to_ the treaty on nonproliferation of nuclear weapons, partly out of concern for the others supposed intentions. A. praiseB. assess C. void D. endorse21, Soldiers in full battle gear took up _ outside the Presidential Palace as tens of thousands of demonstrat
13、ors slowly marched towards the building.A. trenchesB. positionC. situationD. deployment22. If you can do without the few _ pleasures of the country, you will find the city can provide you with the best that life has to offer.A. rationalB. pastoralC. humorousD. scornful23. Modern ocean-liners offer y
14、ou a great variety of _ comforts.A. hospitableB. infamous C. ludicrousD. civilized 24. These figures will give you a rough idea as to the cost of _ a sports car.A. runningB. accessoriesC. how expensiveD. license plate.25. Precautions of this sort are necessary, for it is next to impossible to _ the
15、exact nature of the difficulties which will confront us.A. foretellB. forbidC. forsakeD. fortify 26. Inviting the fire-brigade to put out an imaginary, non-existent fire is a crude form of deception which no _ person would ever indulge in. A. self-consciousB. self-respectingC. self-indulgentD. self-
16、sacrificing27. Grandma has no authority over the children and lets them do anything they like. Theyre completely _, as a result.A. spoilt B. damagedC. humorousD. scornful28. She is very _; you just couldnt make her walk pass under a ladder.A. credulousB. religiousC. supernaturalD. superstitious29, D
17、ont forget to wish your elders many happy _ on their birthdays.A. returnsB. celebrations C. anniversariesD. congratulations30. In the medical profession, men . women by two to one. A. outliveB. outdo C. outshineD. outnumber31. Aggressiveness, the violent expression of selfishness, is relatively simp
18、le to explain in evolutionary _ .A. textsB. words C. termsD. lectures32. Only over the past few decades have we come to understand how surprisingly much of what we do may be _ by the kind of creatures we are and especially by the information stored in our genes.A. enlargedB. influencedC. avoidedD. g
19、estured33. Scientists have become increasingly _ with the fact that genes not only govern physical characteristics but they also play a large role in behavior.A. criticalB. impressedC. indistinctD. intensified34. In the normal brain a large number of substances were _ that were later found to be abn
20、ormal in quantity or metabolism(新陈代谢)in a substantial variety of neurological (神经病学的) disorders. A. identifiedB. deviatedC. overtakenD. appointed35. Severe difficulties must be _ before cloning can be done with mammals and humansA. concludedB. overcome C. aggravatedD. endangered36. After entering th
21、e cave and turning on their powerful arc-lights (弧光灯), they saw great stalagmites(石笋) some of them over fifteen meters high rising up like tree trunks to meet the stalactites _ from the roof.A. balancedB. scaledC. suspendedD. weighed 37. City born and city bred, I have always _ the country as someth
22、ing you look at through a train window, as somewhere you occasionally visit during a weekend. A. derived fromB. dominatedC. evacuatedD. regarded38. Some people keep talking about the friendly villagers, the unpolluted atmosphere, the _ to nature that one feels and the gentle pace of living out there
23、 in the country. A. homesicknessB. rhythmC. replacementD. closeness39. But they fail to mention the long and friendless winter evenings which are only interrupted by a(n) _ visit to the local cinema _virtually the sole form of entertainment.A. occasional B. sophisticatedC. steady D. retrospective40.
24、 Acting on the contention (争论) that facts are _ , reporters can cause untold suffering to individuals by publishing details about their private lives.A. notoriousB. sacred C. contradictoryD. indifferentPart II Reading Comprehension (40%) Directions: In this part there are 4 passages. Each passage is
25、 followed by 5 questions or unfinished sentences. For each of them there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best answer and Mark your choice on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.Passage 1It is hard to imagine a more perfect gift than a fine watch, which lasts a lifet
26、ime and can become a family heirloom (传家宝). “Other gifts that you give dont last very long,” says vice president Karl-Friedrich Scheufele of Geneva-based Chopard. “And there are very few that stay with the person wherever they go. This is the amazing thing about watchesthey are both beautiful and in
27、timate. You have one on your wrist and you remember a happy time in your life when you look at it.”For something so personal, choosing the right watch demands corresponding care. Here is a brief look at some trends watch buyers will encounter this season:The most obvious trend in watches this season
28、 is the overwhelming popularity of sports watches in stainless steel. Yellow gold and two-tone watches of gold and steel are outand full steel is in.With the steel trend comes sportiness, which has been the industrys watchword口号, as it were, for the past three years. Generally speaking, the demand f
29、or large-scale steel-case designswith either steel or leather strapshas led to a great supply of large, even bulky, designs for both men and women. “There is a demand for watches that are bigger and bolder,” says Suryia Hill, media-relations manager for Roberge Watches Geneva. At Citizen, bulky spor
30、ts watches are the big sellers. “People like to differentiate themselves with their watches, and calm, thin designs are not popular at the moment,” says Willi Richter, general manager of Hamburg-based Citizen Watch Europe GmbH. “Young, middle-aged and even older people these days want to show that t
31、hey are active, so they prefer bold, active watches.”For Patek Philippe, which has been building luxury gold watches since 1839, the recent move to steel has created a new market of younger buyers. “To our surprise, we found that even our traditional customers wanted to buy our sportier new steel de
32、signs,” says Anne Kretz, Patek Philippes public-relations manager in Geneva. 41. A fine watch is regarded as a perfect gift for all of the following reasons EXCEPT _.A. it can last a very long timeB. everyone needs a watchC. it stays with the gift receiverD. it is a witness of a persons happy moment
33、s42. What does “in” (Par. 3, last sentence) mean?A. Used.B. Welcome.C. Popular.D. Obtainable.43. What can be inferred from paragraph 4, sentence 1?A. Sportiness goes together with steel.B. Sportiness has been the password for some years.C. It seems as if sportiness were the password. D. Sports watch
34、es have been popular for some years.44. All of the following can be used to describe the current trends in watches EXCEPT _.A. sportsB. calmC. boldD. steel45. This text is most probably _. A. a part of an advertising sectionB. a part of a sales catalogC. a trend analysisD. a technical paperPassage 2
35、Astronomers believe that the expanding universe is the result of an enormous and powerful explosion called the Big Bang. The Big Band theory may explain how the universe formed. The Big Bang theory states that the universe began to expand with the explosion of concentrated matter and energy and has
36、been expanding ever since. According to the theory, all the matter and energy in the universe was once concentrated into a single place. This place, of course, was extremely hot and dense. Then some 15 to 20 billion years ago, an explosionthe Big Bangshot the concentrated matter and energy in all di
37、rections. The fastest moving matter traveled farthest away. Energy, too, began moving away from the area of the Big Bang.If the Big Bang theory is correct, the energy left from the Big Bang will be evenly spread out throughout the universe. This energy is known as background radiation. And indeed, s
38、cientists have discovered that the background radiation is almost the same throughout the entire universe. This constant background radiation is one observation that supports the Big Bang theory.After the initial Big Bang, the force of gravity began to affect the matter racing outward in every direc
39、tion. Gravity is a force of attraction between objects. All objects have a gravitational (万有引力的 ) attraction. This force of gravity began to pull matter into clumps.At some time, the clumps formed huge clusters of matter. These clumps became the galaxies (星系) of the universe. But even as the galaxie
40、s were forming, the matter inside the galaxies continued to race away from the area where the Big Bang had occurred. And this is just what astronomers have discovered. All of the galaxies are speeding away from the center of the universe. Most astronomers feel that the Big Bang theory leads to two p
41、ossible futures for the universe: an open universe and a closed universe.46. What is the passage mainly concerned?A. Center of universe. B. Open or closed universe.C. The Big Bang theory. D. Gravitational attraction.47. According to the passage, the Big Bang theory is important because it sheds ligh
42、t on （阐明）their _.A. formation of the galaxies B. formation of the universeC. formation of the stars D. formation of the planets48. It can be inferred from the passage that, during the initial Big Bang, matter traveled at _ speed.A. differentB. the sameC. a constantD. an even49. According to the pass
43、age, galaxies were formed because of _.A. the expansion of the universe B. the contraction of the universeC. background radiation D. the force of gravity50. The galaxies kept on moving and even today they are moving in a direction that is _.A. towards the center of the universeB. away from the cente
44、r of the universeC. towards EarthD. away from EarthPassage 3In the developed countries, the dominant factor in the next society will be something to which most people are only just beginning to pay attention: the rapid growth in the older population and the rapid shrinking of the younger generation.
45、 Politicians everywhere still promise to save the existing pensions system, but they and their constituents know perfectly well that in another 25 years people will have to keep working until their mid-70s, heath permitting.What has not yet sunk in is that a growing number of older people say those
46、over 50 will not keep on working as traditional full-time nine-to-five employees, but will participate in the labor force in many new and different ways: as temporaries, as part-timers, as consultants, on special assignments and so on. What used to be personnel and are now known as human resources departments still assume that those
