西安美术学院考博英语 历年考博真题2020年.doc

186 2020年西安美术学院博士研究生入学考试英语试题 Part Reading Comprehension 　　Directions: Each of the passages below is followed by some questions. For each question four answers are given. Read the passages carefully and choose the best answer to each question. Put your choice in the ANSWER SHEET. (15%) Passage 1 　　In our society the razor of necessity cuts close. You must make a buck to survive the day. You must work to make a buck. The job is often a chore, rarely a delight. No matter how demeaning the task, no matter how it dulls the senses or breaks the spirit, one must work. Lately there has been a questioning of this “work ethic”, especially by the young. Strangely enough, it has touched off profound grievances in others hitherto silent and anonymous． 　　Unexpected precincts are being heard from in a show of discontent by blue collar and white. On the evening bus the tense, pinched faces of young file clerks and elderly secretaries tell us more than we care to know. On the expressways middle-management men pose without grace behind their wheels, as they flee city and job． 　　In all, there is more than a slight ache. And there dangles the impertinent question: Should there not be another increment, earned though not yet received, to ones daily work-an acknowledgment of a mans being? In fact, what all of us are looking for is a calling, not just a job. Jobs alone are not being enough for people． 　　26．“In our society the razor of necessity cuts close” in the first line means______． 　　A．there is a shortage of daily necessities 　　B．people fight each other for necessities 　　C．most people feel the financial pressure 　　D．everyone lives a hard life 　　27．The “work ethic” referred to in the first paragraph can be interpreted as______． 　　A．one works mainly to keep body and soul together 　　B．one must work not only for money, but also for delight 　　C．one must understand that jobs as chores 　　D．one should earn as much money a day as possible 　　28．Middle-management men flee city and job