1、2016武大考博英語試題及答案答案見附錄2016武大博士生英語入學考試真題答案IReading Comprehension(40分)(黃老師提供)BCAD ACBA DDCA DCAB CCBAPart II English-Chinese Translation(5*4=20分)（方老師提供：標答）1. 如果我們的時間使用得當，就能生產出有用和重要的產品，在市場上買得一定的價錢；或者充實我們的經驗，增長我們的才干，待到適當時機我們就能掙到金錢。2. 我們想到死便震驚不已，因而不惜一切努力、麻煩和費用以保全生命。可是我們對于損失一個鐘頭或者一天時間往往漠不關心，忘記生命原來就是我們生活的每一天

2、、每一小時的總和。3. 現在如果從我們的壽命中減去所有這些歲月，我們將發現，能讓我們用于有效工作的時間大概是15或20年左右。誰能記住這一點，就不會心甘情愿地浪費他生命的每時每刻。4. 如果我們讓生命的早晨時光悄悄溜走而未加利用，我們將永遠無法彌補這種損失。等我們長大了，獲得知識的能力就變得遲鈍了，因此在童年和青年時期沒能獲得的知識或技能將永遠不能獲得了。Part III Chinese-English Translation(20分)（方老師提供：標答）We are not sure what “intelligence” is, not what is passed on. However

3、, the fact does not prevent us from finding it a very useful concept, and placing a certain amount of reliance on tests which “measure” it. In an intelligence test we take a sample of an individuals ability to solve puzzles and problems of various kinds, and if we have taken a representative sample,

4、 it will allow us to predict successfully the level of performance he will reach in a wide variety of occupations.The Education Act 1944 passed by the British parliament made secondary schooling for all become law. Grammar schools, with the exception of small number of independent foundation schools

5、, became available to the whole population. Since the number of grammar schools in the country could accommodate at most approximately 25 percent of the total child population of eleven-plus, some kind of selection had to be made. Narrowly academic examinations and tests were considered to be in fav

6、or of children who had had the advantage of highly-academic primary schools and academically biased homes. Intelligence tests were then devised to counteract this narrow specialization, by introducing problems which were not based on knowledge from books. In other words, the intelligence test attemp

7、ts to assess the general ability of any child to think, reason, judge, analyze and synthesize, mainly by presenting him with different actual situations within his range of competence and understanding.Part IV Writing 20分（牟老師提供）Sample1 Paper Book or Electronic BookNowadays many electronic devices em

8、erge, such as kindle, providing possibility for electronic books. However, most of the readers still prefer reading in the traditional way instead of electronic books.Why do the paper books win the landslide victory? Apparently, paper books are of greater collection value than the electronic book. S

9、ome readers are looking forward to a blissful atmosphere with a book in hand, sitting in the sunshine comfortably. An electronic book can never fulfill the desire for this atmosphere. Whats more, the paper book is better for the eyes while the screen of electronic book may do harm to the retina to s

10、ome extent. Using the electronic devices, the readers are absent-minded more easily as there exist many temptations.What we cant deny, nevertheless, is that the electronic book has its own special merits as well. First of all, its much cheaper. Then, its easier to be carried with. While some readers

11、 have to put a heavy paper book in the bag, the e-book reader merely take the phone. Also, the electronic book has a larger coverage as some books or essays dont have the paper version.Generally speaking, the paper books are irreplaceable, still playing the dominant role in reading market. Electroni

12、c books are also indispensable. We readers should use these ways correctly.Sample 2 Reading in an Old-fashioned WayAs scientific development has been a new trend of this era, words prefixed with an “e-” has been widely-used and gradually become a part of our daily routine. Its an era of information

13、explosion and the creation and innovation of E-book technology meets the requirements and developments of the network society. However, according to the survey, e-book sales dropped in the United States, as well as in the United Kingdom. It seems that people tend to read in the old-fashioned way. In

14、 my point of view, the reasons of this phenomena are as follows.First of all, paper books can easily make people calm down. Leafing through pages and feeling the unique scent of paper is absorbing and intriguing. Secondly, books printed on paper are easily shared by people, since reading is not an i

15、ndividual activity. Thirdly, nowadays people enjoy the relative informality of reading, and reading paper books is a good way to make people totally unrestricted by time and space. Last but not the least, paper books are cheaper than an e-book electronic screen.Generally speaking, reading in an old-fashioned way can also meet the multiple needs of people nowadays. Scienti