北京大学博士研究生入学考试英语试题.docx

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北京大学博士研究生入学考试英语试题

北京大学2002年博士研究生入学考试英语试题

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PartOne:

  StructureandWrittenExpression

Direction:

Ineachquestiondecidewhichofthefourchoicesgivenwillmostsuitablycompletethesentenceifinsertedattheplacemarked.PuttheletterofyourchoiceintheANSWERSHEET.（20%）

1.Thedoctor's____isthatshe'llsoonbeasgoodasnewifshetakesinsulinandwatchesherdiet.

  A.agnosticism  B.anticipation    C.diagnosis  D.prognosis

2.Itis____understoodbyallconcernedthatthewordnoonewhovisitshimeverbreatheasyllableofmhishearingwillremainforeverunspoken.

  A.uncommunicatively                      B.acceptably

  C.tacitly                            D.taciturnly

3.  ____  springsnotoutoftrueanddeepadmiration,butmoreoftenoutofaself-seekingwishtoidentifywithsomeoneimportantorfamous.

  A.Acompliment                          B.Anadulatory

  C.Flattery                            D.Praise

4.Leavingforworkmplentyoftimetocatchthetrainwill___worryaboutbeinglate.

  A.ruleoff    B.prevent      C.avoid    D.obviate

5.NicholasChauvin,aFrenchsoldier,airedhisvenerationofNapoleonBonaparteso_____andunceasinglythathebecamethelaughingstockofallpeopleinEurope.

  A.vociferously                          B.patriotically

  C.verbosely                            D.loquaciously

6.Peoplesufferingfrom____prefertostayshutintheirhomesandbecomepanic-strickenmlargepublicbuildingsandopenfields.

  A,acrophobia                          B.agoraphobia

  C.claustrophobia                        D.xenophobia

7.Allnormalhumanbeingsare____atleasttoadegree--theygetafeelingofwarmthandkinshipfromengagingingroupactivities.

A.segregated                  B.congregational

C,gregarious                    D.egregious

8.Heis___  drinker,whohasbeenimbibingforsolongthathehasfigurativelyspeaking,grownoldwiththevice.

A.aninveterate                          B.anincorrigible

  C.achronic                          D.anunconscionable

9.Welisteneddumb-struck,fullof_____,totheshockingdetailsofthecorruptionoftheex-presidentofthecompare.

  A.incredality                  B.ingenuity

  C.ingenuousness                D.incredibility

10.Toomuch___canpossiblyleadtounhappiness,eventothoughtsofsuicideasfewpeoplehavethecouragetoanalyzethemselvesobjectivelyandminutely.

  A.retrospect                      B.retrospection

  C.perspicacity                  D.perspicuity

11.Hydrocarbons,___byengineexhausts,reactwithnitrogenoxidesinthepresenceofsunlighttoformcomplextoxicgases.

  A.aregivenoff                        B.giveoff

  C.theyaregivenoff                      D.givenoff

12.Hecouldhardly_____histemperwhenhesawthestateofhisoffice.

  A.holdin  B.holdup  C.holdoff  D.holdout

13.Thestatesmanwasevidently____bythejournalist'squestionsandglaredathimforafewseconds.

  A.putdown  B.putout  C.putacross  D.putaway

14.____,itiswidelyusedinmakingflaresandfireworks.

  A,Asthebrilliantwhitelightthatburningmagnesiumproduces

  B.Becauseofthebrilliantwhitelightofburningmagnesium

  C.Thebrilliantwhitelightofburningmagnesium

  D.Burningmagnesiumproducesabrilliantwhitelight

15.____totellusthattheinterestoftheindividualshouldbesubordinatetothat

  ofthecollective?

    A.Wereyouused                    B.Areyouused

  C.Didyouuse                      D.Doyouused

16.Iwouldhavegonetothelecturewithyou____Iwassobusy.

  A.exceptthat  B.providedthat  C.butthat  D.onlythat

17.Thedetectivewatchedandsawthesuspect_____  ahotelatthecomerof  thestreet.

    A.  gettingoffthetaxiandwalkinginto

    B.  gotoffthetaxiandwalkedinto

    C.  getoffthetaxiandwalkinto

    D.gotoffthetaxitowalkinto

18.Thechildis____alltheevidenceforhisopinion.

    A.notencouragedeithertobecriticalortoexamine

    B.encouragedeithertobecriticalnortoexamine

    C.eitherencouragedtobecriticalortoexamine

    D.neitherencouragedtobecriticalnortoexamine

19.Tobesure,therewouldbescarcelynotimeleftoverforotherthingsifschoolchildren__allsidesofeverymatteronwhichtheyholdopinions.

    A.wouldhavebeenexpectedtohaveconsidered

    B.wereexpectedtoconsider

    C.willbeexpectedtohavebeenconsidered

    D.wereexpectedtohaveconsidered

20.Wheneverworkisbeingdone,energy___fromoneformintoanother.

    A.converts  B.converted      C.isconverted    D.isbeingconverted

PartTwo:

ReadingComprehension

I.  Direction:

Eachofthepassagesisfollowedbysomequestions  Foreachquestionfouranswersaregiven.Readthepassagescarefullyandchoosethebest

answertoeachquestion.PatyourchoiceintheANSWERSHEET.（10%）

                            PassageOn

TheAerospaceBicycleThatFelltoEarth

（1）AradicalnewbicyclehaditsfirstpublicshowingattheNationalBritishCyclingChampionshipsinShrewsburylastweekend.Basedonthegoldmedal-winningdesignfromtheBarcelonaOlympics,itisthefirstcommercialmountainbikemadeofasinglepieceofcarbonfibre.

（2）Bicyclesforamateurshaveuptonownommadeofsteelaluminiumormagnesiumtubesweldedtogetherintotheconventional"A-flame"shape.Butlastyear,theBritishcompetitor  ChrisBoardmansetworldrecordswhilewinningtitlesintheOlympiccyclingpursuiteventsonacustom-built,carbon-fibrebicyclewithlowerweightandwindresistancethanstandardmodels.Becausecarbonfibreisbothlightandextremelystrong,itdoesnotneedtheA-frameshape,savingfurtherweight.Carbonfibrecanalsobemouldedinasinglepiece,avoidingtheweaknessofwelds.

      （3）,Thenewbike,whichwillcostbetween$2000and$3000whenitreachestheshopsnextmonth,hasthesameadvantagesastheOlympicmodel.Itweighsabout11kilograms,asavingof1.5kilograms  onmetalframes.Withnocrossbar,ithasalowercentreofgravity,makingiteasiertouseinraceconditions."Whenyou'redoingsomeaggressiveriding,youthrowthebikeaboutformsidetoside,"explainsEddieEccleston,,directorofBritishEagle,aBritishbicyclemanufacturerbasedinPowys,Wales,whichis*****thebikes."Thelowcentreofgravitygivesyoubettercontrol."

        （4）TheframesarebeingmadeintheUSforBritishEaglebySPsystemsinCamarillo,California,whichhasclientsintheaerospaceindustry."Thisisaerospacetechnologybroughtintocyclingbyenthusiasts,"saysEccleston.WhenprofessionalstestedracingversionsofthebikebeforetheTourdeFrance,theywerequickerthanmetalversionsbyupto3secondsperkilometre.

        （5）Thenewdesignhasnostruts  betweenthesaddleandthebackwheel;instead,theframe'sflexibility  canbe"tuned"toindividualtastesbychangingthemixtureofKevlarfibreandcarbonfibreinthebackwheelstrut,allowingupto5centimetresofmovement.

        （6）Thecarbon-fibredesignhasalowercentreofgravityandsmootherback-wheelsuspensionthanconventionalbikes.

2l.ThenewbicycleexhibitedattheNationalBritishCyclingChampionshipswasradicalbecause_____

      A.  itwasmadefromthegoldmedal-winningdesignoftheBarcelonaOlympics

      B.  itwasthefastcommercialmountainbike

      C.  itspublicshowinglastweekendarousedmanypeople'scuriosity

      D.  itwasmadeofonesinglepieceofcarbonfibre

22.Accordingtothecontext,"bicyclesforamateurs"atthebeginningofthesecondparagraphreferstobicycles_____

      A.  thatpeoplebuyonlyforridingintheirdailylife

      B  thatareboughtbyamateurcyclists  wholikecyclingasanexercise

      C.  thatarebuiltforcustomersingeneral

      D.  thatnon-Olympiccompetitorsuse

  23.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNottrue?

      A  Thenewcommercialbikehasnocrossbaranditscentreofgravityislower          thantheOlympicmodel.

    B.  Whentheriderisdoingsomeroughriding,thenewbike'slowcetnreof        gravitygiveshimbettercontrol.

    C.  Thenewbikeismadebyusingaerospacetechnologyandisquickerthantheconventionalbikeby3secondsperkilometre.

    D.  Thenewbikehasnometalbarbetweenthesaddleandthebackwheel,and          theamountofcarbonfibreusedinthebackwheelcanbechangedaccordingtotheuser'staste.

                  PassageTwo

                          FreeAdviceIsJustAroundtheCorner

（1）WhenDanielFranklin,apoliticalscienceprofessorfromAtlanta,neededcareeradvancementadvice,hedidn'tturntocolleagues,therapistsorevenhismom.

（2）HewenttotheAdviceLadies.

    （3）ThreethirtysomethingNewYorkwomen,advertisingfreelancersbyday,haveturnedthemselvesintoSaturdayafternoonstreet-comeroracles,theypulluplawnchairsandatableonalowerManhattanstreetcomeranddishoutfreeadvicetopassersby.They'veclaimedthecomerofWestBroadwayandBroomeStreetinSohoastheirownforthelastseveralmonths.

      （4）AmyAlkon,who,withlongtimefriendsMarloweMinnickandCarolynJohnson,becomesapart-timeshrinkeachweekend."Weusecreativeproblem-solvingtoturnproblemintofun,"shesays.

      （5）Onarecentsteamyafternoon,alinehasformedinfrontoftheAdviceLadies'table.Obviousl