2021年武汉大学博士生英语入学考试真题答案

2021年武汉大学博士生英语入学考试真题答案

2016武大博士生英语入学考试真题答案

Part I Reading Comprehension(40分)

BCAD ACBA DDCA DCAB CCBA

Part II English-Chinese Translation(5*4=20分)

1. 如果我们的时间使用得当，就能生产出有用和重要的产品，在市场上买得一定的价钱；

或者充实我们的经验，增长我们的才干，待到适当时机我们就能挣到金钱。

2. 我们想到死便震惊不已，因而不惜一切努力、麻烦和费用以保全生命。可是我们对于

损失一个钟头或者一天时间往往漠不关心，忘记生命原来就是我们生活的每一天、每一小时

的总和。

3. 现在如果从我们的寿命中减去所有这些岁月，我们将发现，能让我们用于有效工作的

时间大概是15或20年左右。谁能记住这一点，就不会心甘情愿地浪费他生命的每时每刻。

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4. 如果我们让生命的早晨时光悄悄溜走而未加利用，我们将永远无法弥补这种损失。等foundation schools, became available to the whole population. Since t he number of

我们长大了，获得知识的能力就变得迟钝了，因此在童年和青年时期没能获得的知识或技能grammar schools in the country could accommodate at most approximately 25 percent

将永远不能获得了。 of the total child popul ation of eleven-plus, some kind of selection had to be made.

Part III Chinese-English Translation(20分) Narrowly academic examinations and tests were considered to be in favor of children

We are not sure what “intelligence” is, not what is passed on. However, the who had had the advantage of highly-academic primary schools and academically biased

fact does not prevent us from homes. Inte lligence tests were then devised to counteract this narrow specialization,

finding it a very useful concept, and placing a certain amount of reliance on by introducing problems which were not based on knowledge from books. In other words,

tests which “measure” it. In an the intelligence test attempts to assess the general ability of any child to think,

intelligence test we take a sample of an individual’s ability to solve puzzles reaso n, judge, analyze and synthesize, mainly by presenting him with different actual

and problems of various kinds, and if we have ta ken a representative sample, it will situations within his range of competence a nd understanding.

allow us to predict successfully the level of Part IV Writing 20分

performance he will reach in a wide variety of occupations. Sample1

The Education Act 1944 passed by the British parliament made secondary schooling Paper Book or Electronic Book Nowadays many electronic devices emerge, such as

for all become law. Grammar school s, with the exception of small number of independent kindle, providing possibility for ele ctronic books. However, most of the readers

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still prefer reading in the traditional way instead of electronic books. Why do t ar e also indispensable. We readers should use these ways correctly.

he paper books win the landslide victory? Apparently, paper books are of greater Sample 2

collection value than the electronic book. S ome readers are looking forward to a Reading in an Old-fashioned Way As scientific development has been a new trend

blissful atmosphere with a book in hand, sitting in the sunshine comfortably. An electr of this era, words prefixed with an “e-” has been widely-used and gradually become

onic book can never fulfill the desire for this atmosphere. What’s more, the paper a part of our daily routine. It’s an era of information explosion and the creat ion

book is better for the eyes while the scree n of electronic book may do harm to the and innovation of E-book technology meets the requirements and developments of the

retina to some extent. Using the electronic devices, the readers are absent-minded network society. However, accor ding to the survey, e-book sales dropped in the United

more easily as there exist many temptations. States, as well as in the United Kingdom. It seems that people tend to read in the

What we can’t deny, nevertheless, is that the electronic book has its own special old-fashioned way. In my point of view, the reasons of this phenomena are as follows.

merits as well. First of all, it’s much chea per. Then, it’s easier to be carried First of all, paper books c an easily make people calm down. Leafing through pages

with. While some readers have to put a heavy paper book in the bag, the e-book reader and feeling the unique scent of paper is absorbing and intriguing. Secondly, books

me rely take the phone. Also, the electronic book has a larger coverage as some books printed on paper are easily shared by people, since reading is not an individual

or essays don’t have the paper version. Generally speaking, the paper books are activity. Thirdly, nowadays people enjoy the relative informality of reading, and

irreplaceable, still playing the dominant role in reading market. Electronic books reading paper books is a good way to make people totally unrestricted by time and

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space. Last but not the least, paper books are cheaper than an e-book electronic screen.

Generally speaking, re ading in an old-fashioned way can also meet the multiple needs

of people nowadays. Scientific innovation gives us more ch oices and we are happy

to enjoy the convenience of this golden times. However, reading in an old-fashioned

way in the era of information fragmentation is some kind of habit that we should retain.

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