Students working for higher degrees are an important and valued part. They currently make up over a quarter of the total student body of 15,641, drawn by the excellent facilities for research which the University can offer, therefore the number of graduate students is increasing.
In all these fields, Oxford attracts scholars from many parts of the world to join its teaching and research staff, and also values the important role of overseas graduate students in providing intellectual drive and creating and keeping links with colleges abroad.
To get into the University, students must first win a place by competitive examination at one of the colleges, which have their own policies. And the process of acceptance by both the professor and college can take some time; early application is therefore strongly advised. 81. In truth Oxford University was developed by _________________. A. Alfred the Great in the 9th century C. 9th century students from Paris A. government officials
B. scholars that had to leave France
D. 39 independent federal houses B. overseas scholars D. students of the University
82. The heads of the 39 independent colleges are most often _______________. C. scholars of the University
83. Oxford research consistently ranks ________________________. A. the first in Sciences and the second in Arts B. the first in Arts and the second in Sciences C. the first in Arts and Sciences only in Britain D. the first in Arts and Sciences everywhere
84. Every year, Oxford University attracts many __________________________. A. national and international financial aids for research B. international scholars and overseas graduate students C. scholars to join its teaching and research staff from Britain D. facilities for research such as libraries and museums
85. If one wants to study at Oxford, he/she ________________________. A. should apply early and do well on the test B. should be familiar with the professors there C. has to win a prize for his / her speech first D. must win the first place in the examination
Questions 86 to 90 are based on the following passage.
Dramatic changes in higher education are giving more people than ever the chance of studying for a degree. But they may find many difficulties when it comes to new graduates’ job prospects (前景).
According to a report from the Institute of Manpower Studies (人力研究所), the output of graduates in Britain has almost doubled in the past five years and seems set to rise by a further 57 per cent by 2005. At the same time, economic recession (萧条) has cut the number of graduate
jobs such that one in seven (14 per cent) of 2002 university graduates in England, Scotland and Wales failed to find work within six months of graduating. So is it surprising that many graduates have turned to post-graduate studies as an escape route? In the 10 years to 2001, the number of students on master’s courses grew by 97 per cent. But while such courses in mathematics and computer sciences rose by 149 per cent, science courses increased by only 31 per cent.
The growth in the number of science students has not been evenly spread out, and in some subjects numbers are actually falling. “What is disturbing,” says Richard Pearson, the director of the Institute of Manpower Studies, “is that the output of physics graduates will go down by 6 per cent and mathematicians by 4 per cent by 1995.” Students are now more attracted to business studies and combined non-technical degree courses than to single honors degrees in science and technology. The day when there are no physics teachers to be found may yet return. 86. What’s the main focus of the above passage? A. There are more chances for students to get degrees. B. The students’ job future remains bleak. C. Many students turn to postgraduate studies. D. More graduates meet with less job offers.
87. According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. Graduates in Britain have almost doubled in the past five years and will rise to 57 per cent by 2005.
B. One out of seven graduates from universities in England, Scotland and Wales was jobless within six months after graduation.
C. From 1991 to 2001, the number of students on master’s degree courses rose by 97 per cent. D. Mathematics and computer courses grew by 149 per cent and science courses by only 31 per cent.
88. What concerned Richard Pearson, the director of the Institute of Manpower Studies? A. He’s worried about the lack of combined non-technical degree courses. B. He’s worried about the job prospects of science students. C. He’s concerned about the uneven spread of science students. D. He’s concerned about the drop in the number of technical courses.
89. What’s the overall tendency when it comes to course preference among students? A. They tend to choose business courses. B. They prefer mathematics to physics. C. They are more attracted to science courses. D. They prefer courses with better job prospects.
90. What’s the possible solution of the problem in question? A. Increase students’ social responsibilities. B. Assist students in their career choices. C. Develop their interest in physics teaching.
D. Encourage their passion for science research.
Test Two
Part I Vocabulary and Structure
Directions: Choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D.
1. In the United States, the foreign policy is decided by the ___A_____ government, not by each state.
A. federal
B. figure
C. scientific
D. service
2. He works in our university as a visiting __B_____, not as a formal faculty member.
A. traditional you easily later.
A. policy
B.plain B. assures
C.permanent C. affords
D.principal
D. melts
4. John ___A____ to be a polite man. But in fact he is very rude.
A. pretends A. owes
5. We can not trust him any more because he often ____D____ his duty.
B. spoils
C. deserts C. votes
D. neglects
6. In order to increase our output, we need to import more production ____A___.
A. facilities A. surface
B. hens
D. artists
D. bent
7. When a spacecraft travels, one of the major problems is reentry into the Earth’s ___B____.
B. atmosphere
C. attitude
8. This river forms a natural ___A____ between China and Korea.
A. boundary A. believes
B. string
C. spot
D. zone
D. behaves
9. She is already 16years old. But she ___D____as if she were still a little girl.
B. absorbs
C. accrses
10. We are __C_____ at the rapid progress Mark has made in this semester.
A. distinguished A. distributed A. domestic A. measure better job.
A. resolved
B. resorted
C. requested
D. reserved
B. annoyed B. packed B. strain
C. astonished C. prayed
D. scored
D. undertook
11. The doctors ____A___ the medicines to the people in the flood area. 12. Much of the news provided by this newspaper is ___A____, not foreign.
C. purchase
D. murder
D. reply
13. He tried to ___B____relations with his former wife but he failed.
B. maintain
C. shelter
14. He ___A____ to study harder in the future so that he could have more opportunities to find a
B. scholar
C. nurse
D. pilot
3. When you fill in the application form, please use your ____C___ address so that we can contact
15. The ___B____ work continued for more than a week but there was still no sign of the missing boy.
A. research A. withdrawn A. counting A. guard
B. rescue
C. vessel
D. vast
16. Many kinds of animals are believed to have _____B____ from the earth
B. vanished
C. found
D. hung
D. casting D. endure
17. The engineers in this lab spent several weeks __C_____ their plans for the new bicycle.
B. stripping
C. elaborating
18. Pine trees are usually believed to ___D____ cold weather.
B. accomplish
C. roar
19. Free medical service is __B_____ to nearly all the college students in China.
A. favorite A. exhausted
B. available
C.convenient C. wrapped
D.average
D. restored
20. After working for twenty hours without any rest, the doctors were ___A____.
B. mounted
21. When traveling, you are advised to take travelers checks, which provide a secure ___D____to carrying your money in cash.
A. substitute
A. gracious
B. selection
C. preference
D. alternative
D. particular
22. I never trusted him because I always thought of him as such a __B______character.
B. suspicious
C. unique
23. Changing from solid to liquid, water takes in heat from all substances near it, and this ____A____ produces artificial cold surrounding it.
A. absorption A. revising
B. transition C. consumption D. interaction B. contradicting
C. distorting
D. distracting
24. I didn’t say anything like that at all. You are purposely my ideas to prove your point. C 25. Language, culture, and personality may be considered ____D___of each other in thought, but they are inseparable in fact.
A. indistinctly
B. separately C. irrelevantly D. independently
26. Watching me pulling the calf awkwardly to the barn, the Irish milkmaid fought hard to ____A___her laughter.
A. hold back B. hold on
C. hold out
D. holds up
27. The manger gave one of the salesgirls an accusing look for her ___C_____attitude toward customers.
A. impartial A. express A. secured
B. mild
C. hostile
D. opposing
28. I____D____ with thanks the help of my colleagues in the preparation of this new column.
B. confess C. verify B. forbidden
D. acknowledge
D.
29. It is strictly ___C____that access to confidential documents is denied to all but a few.
C. regulated
determined
30. ___B___ quantities of water are being used nowadays with the rapid development of industry
and agriculture.
A. Excessive A. nothing but
B. Extensive C. Extreme
D. exclusive
31. John cannot afford to go to university, ___C___ going abroad.
B. anything but C. not to speak of D. nothing to speak of
32. Most laboratory and field studies of human behavior ___A___ taking a situational photograph at a given time and in a given place.
A. involve A. a steady A. puzzling A. supplied
B. compose C. enclose D. attach
C. an extra
D. a stable
33. There is an abundant supply of cheap labor in this country. B
B. a plentiful
34. The most crucial problem any economic system faces is how to use its scarce resources. D
B. difficult B. gathered
C. terrifying D. urgent C. grasped
D. made
35. The room was furnished with the simplest essentials, a bed, a chair, and a table A 36. __B____ about wild plants that they decided to make a trip to Madagascar for further research.
A. So curious the couple was
B. So curious were the couple
C. How curious the couple were D. The couple was such curious A. to receive
B. to be receiving
37. Judging from his manners at the party, he doesn’t seem __C____ much education.
C. to have received A. convincing A. harness A. ancestors
D. to have been received
38. They all returned to the village ____B__ that the danger was over.
B. convinced C. to convince D. having convinced
C. minimize
D .avoid
39. Exercise really can help you _____B_______stresses and strains more easily.
B. endure
40. Nearly two thousand years have passed since our _____A_______ invented the compass.
B. successors C. processors D. professors
Part III Cloze
Directions: Read the following passage carefully and choose the best answer from the choices.
The United States is well-known for its network of major highways designed to help a driver
get from one place to another in the shortest possible time. __51__ these wide modern Roads are generally __52__ and well maintained, with __53__ sharp curves and many straight __54__, a direct route is not always the most __55__ one. Large highways often pass __56__ scenic areas and interesting small towns. Furthermore, these highways generally __57__ large urban centres which means that they become crowded with __58__ traffic during rush hours, __59__ the “fast, direct” way becomes a very slow route.
However, there is __60__ always another route to take __61__ you are not in a hurry. Not far