【正文】 at the population was 25 years ago. Although effects of the snow goose invasion aren’t apparent in Minneapolis, northern Minnesota and Canada can clearly see the signs. The population growth is due to the birds’ wintering habits. They fly south to Louisiana, Texas and Mississippi to nest. The conditions and food availability had made it so more birds survive the winter and the trip back north. The period over which they’ve increased correlates to a change in agriculture practices. After World War II, there was an increase in manmade fertilizers, yielding an increase of corn, rice, wheat and other crops. There have also been other changes in agricultural practices causing an increase of production in cereal crops. The geese find the agricultural areas better than the natural areas. The geese have escaped from any natural limits. They are not doing this on their own。1999年6月北京地區(qū)研究生英語學位課統(tǒng)考試題Part II. Vocabulary (10 minutes, 10 points) Section A ( point each) 16. The latest manifestation of promise was the President’s state visit to China. A development B indication C impact D consequence 17. The only way out for the baffled students is to choose one point of view for reasons they can’t fully explain. A bored B discouraged C perplexed D unbiased. 18. She was a formidable woman, determined to speak her mind and have her own way. A irrational B opinionated C ceremonious D aweinspiring 19. The discourtesy of taxidrivers in Beijing used to draw a cry of protest. A talkative B rudeness C diminution D lawlessness 20. The strong smell of cooking seemed to permeate the whole flat. A emit B immense C inhabit D pervade 21. A magnificent TV station was virtually destroyed in a NATO’s air strike in Kosovo. A pletely B hardly C visually D almost 22. Before the flames, tens of thousands of homeless people fled throughout the night. A ran away B gathered C turned up D disappeared. 23. In the past when they looked at each other like that they felt that their souls, as it were, put their arms round each other. A as usual B so to speak C for sure D on purpose 24. Delegates to the conference promised to set up a survey on Antarctica which, by virtue of its isolation, is one of the purest research environments from which to study the ozone hole. A with regard to B in accordance with C as a result of D in addition to 25. The Rachel Papers did not seem likely to appeal to a teenage readership, but the film’s poster favors a resoundingly youthful slant. A instruct B interest C resort to D persuade Section B ( point each) 26. All visitors to this gallery are requested to _____ with the regulations. A concede B assent C conform D ply 27. One of the problems the local authorities have to deal with is the ___of plastic containers. A disposal B dispatch C discourse D dismay 28. The high ___ of road accidents on the super highway is giving cause for serious concern. A coincidence B occurrence C circumstance D occasion 29. In the longer term, Chinese managers who perform well can expect to take their place in the international ____ A hierarchy B ultimate C hostility D zenith 30. In some cases, it is difficult to find the exact ___ of a particular word of one language in another, for example, the Chinese expression for the English word “cool”. A equality B correspondence C equivalent D patibility 31. It is a great shame that many children in povertystricken areas are ____ access to primary education. A deprived B refused C rejected D denied 32. The openminded tend to view most issues from a liberal ____ A perspective B prospect C perception D proposition 33. Governments of many countries appreciate the Chinese ____ to hold renminbi steady despite the financial crisis. A mitment B promise C plexion D pliment 34. The market was able to ____ its experiences of the 1987 turmoil and many of the worst aspects were not repeated. A draw on B try on C drop on D bear on 35. Sometimes the imprudence ___ some policymakers results in heavy losses to the national interests. A in the place of B for the sake of C in view of D on the part of Part II. Close Test ( 10 minutes, 1 point each) It was an awesome moment of owners of electronic pagers last May, when 45 million of the units across North America suddenly flared and 36 . The blackout was caused not by 37 routine equipment failure but by a massive storm on the surface of the sun that shorted out an Earthorbiting munications satellite. Such solar typhoons are not 38 , and the damage they do can be considerable. Last week NASA announced that 39 may now be possible to predict the storms and take action to limit their 40 . The most violent type of solar eruption is 41 a coronal mass ejection (CME), a vast bubble of gas that bursts from the sun and releases a wave of charged particles into space. Slamming into Eart