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通用考博英语历年真题

历年真题

2000年北京大学博士研究生入学考试英语试题

PartⅡStructure&WrittenExpression

　　Directions:

Ineachquestiondecidewhichofthefourchoicesgivenwillmostsuitablycompletethesentenceifinsertedattheplacemarked.PuttheletterofyourchoiceintheANSWERSHEET.（25%）

　　1．ThomasWolfeportrayedpeoplesothatyoucametoknowtheiryearnings,theirimpulses,andtheirwarts-thiswaseffective______．

　　A．motivationB．pointofviewC．characterizationD．background

　　2．Theappealtothesensesknownas______isespeciallycommoninpoetry．

　　A．imaginativeB．imaginableC．ingeniousD．imagery

　　3．Ifyou'vegotacomplaint,thebestthingistoseethepersonconcernedand______withhim．

　　A．tellitB．haveitoutC．sayitD．haveitknown

　　4．Therehavebeenseveralattemptstointroducegayercolorsandstylesinmen'sclothing,butnoneofthem______．

　　A．hascaughtonB．hascaughthimoutC．hascaughtupD．takeroots

　　5．Theretiredengineerplunkeddown＄50,000incashforamid-sizeMercedesasapresentforhiswife______apurchasewithmoneymadeinthestockmarkettheweekbefore．

　　A．paidoffB．paidthroughC．paidoutD．paidfor

　　6．Hehascourageallright,butinmattersrequiringjudgment,hehasoftenbeenfoundsadly______．

　　A．lackitB．absentC．inneedofitD．wanting

　　7．DanisHayesraisedtheessentialparadoxandaskedhowpeoplecouldhavefoughtsohardagainstenvironmentaldegradation______themselvesnowonthevergeoflosingthewar．

　　A．onlyfoundB．findingonlyC．onlytofindD．haveonlyfound

　　8．Theonceseparateissueofenvironmentanddevelopmentarenow______linked．

　　A．intangibleB．indispensableC．inextricablyD．incredibly

　　9．Theneedtoseethatjusticeisdone______everydecisionmadeinthecourts．

　　A．implantsintoB．imposesonC．impingesuponD．imprecatesupon

　　10．TwothirdsoftheU.S.basketballplayersareblack,andthenumberwouldbegreater______thecontinuingpracticeofpickingwhitebenchwarmersforthesakeofbalance．

　　A．wasitnotbecauseofB．haditnotbeenfor

　　C．wereitnotforD．woulditnothavebeenfor

　　11．Noonewouldhavetimetoreadorlistentoanaccountofeverything______goingonintheworld．

　　A．itisB．thereisC．asisD．whatis

　　12．Ifthereistheneedtocompeteinacrowd,tobattle______theedgethesureststrategyistodeveloptheunexpected．

　　A．onB．forC．againstD．with

　　13．Justasthereareoccupationsthatrequirecollegeorevenhigherdegrees,______occupationsforwhichtechnicaltrainingisnecessary．

　　A．sotoothereareB．soalsothereare

　　C．sotherearetooD．sotooarethere

　　14．ItisamyththatthelawpermitstheFoodandDrugAdministrationtoignorerequirementsfor______drugswhilebrand-namedrugsstillmustmeettheserigidtests．

　　A．specificB．genericC．intricateD．acrid

　　15．Theverybiggestandmostmurderouswarsduringtheindustrialagewereintra-industrialwarsthat______SecondWavenationslikeGermanyandBritainagainstoneanother．

　　A．pittedB．droveC．keptD．embarked

　　16．Theprivatelifeofhavingeachindividualmakehisorherownchoiceofbeliefsandinterest______withouttheoverarchingpublicworldofthestate,whichsustainsastructureoflawappropriatetoaself-determiningassociation．

　　A．isnotpossibleB．wouldnotbepossible

　　C．willnotbepossibleD．cannotbepossible

　　17．FromChristianityandthebarbariankingdomsofthewestemergedthemedievalversionofpolitics______intumevolvedthepoliticsofourmodernworld．

　　A．ofwhichB．fromwhichC．onwhichD．bywhich

　　18．ThePortuguesegiveagreatdealofcredittoonemanforhavingpromotedseatravelthatman______PrinceHenry,thenavigator,wholivedinthe15thcentury．

　　A．wasB．wascalledC．callingD．being

　　19．Grantwasoneofabodyofmenwhowereself-reliant______,whocaredhardlyanythingforthepastbuthadasharpeyeforthefuture．

　　A．onthemselvesB．onnotmakingafault

　　C．toafaultD．toremainahead

　　20．Huntingtonandmanyofitscompetitorsareworkingtomakeremedialinstructionacommodityas______andaccessibleasfrozenyogurt．

　　A．ubiquitousB．rationalC．necessaryD．credible

　　21．Theschemeforrebuildingthecitycenter______owingtotherefusalofaCounciltosanctiontheexpenditureofthemoneyitwouldhaverequired．

　　A．felldownB．felloffC．felloutD．fellflat

　　22．Iftheythinktheyaregoingtowinoverusbyobstinately______andrefusingtomaketheslightestconcession,theyaremistaken．

　　A．holdingoutB．holdingtoC．holdingoverD．holdingup

　　23．Thepossibilitythattheexplosionwascausedbysabotagecannotbe______．

　　A．brokenoutB．cancelledoutC．ruledoutD．wipedout

　　24．Theex-presidenthadbeen______inthecountrytorefreshhismindbeforehepassedaway．

　　A．giventowalkingB．givenawalk

　　C．givenforawalkD．givingawalk

　　25．Hedidnotrelishappealingamongsthisfriendsand______oftheircriticismorcensure．

　　A．runningshortB．runningout

　　C．runningthegauntletD．runningahead

PartⅢReadingComprehension

　　Directions:

Eachofthepassagesbelowisfollowedbysomequestions.Foreachquestionfouranswersaregiven.Readthepassagescarefullyandchoosethebestanswertoeachquestion.PutyourchoiceintheANSWERSHEET.（15%）

Passage1

　　ItwasanormaldayinthelifeoftheAmericanRedCrossinGreaterNewYork.First,partofabuildingonWest140thStreet,inHarlem,felldown.Bedstumbledthroughtheair,peopleslidoutoftheirapartmentsandontotheground,threepeopledied,andtheRedCrosswasthere,helpingshockedresidentsfindtemporaryshelter,andfoodandclothing.Thenitwasbackdowntownforthatevening'sbigfund-raiser,theEleventhAnnualRedCrossAwardDinnerDance,atthePierre.“That'swhyIhavebadhairtonight,”saidChristopherPeake,aRedCrossspokesmanwhohadspentmuchofthedayattheHarlemscene,inthedrizzlingrain.Hewasnowinatuxedo,andactuallyhishairdidn'tlooksobad,framedbyacenterpieceoftulipsandjonquils,andperhapsimprovedbysubduedlightingfromeightcrystalchandeliers．

　　Definitelynothavingabad-hairnightwasElizabethDole,thewifeofSenatorRobertDoleandthepresidentoftheAmericanRedCross.PresidentDolehaschestnut-coloredRepublicanhair,whichwassoftlycoifed,andshewaswearingafittedburgundyvelveteveningsuit（“Someonemadeitforme!

Ilovevelvet.”sheexclaimed,inherenthusiastic,NorthernCarolinahostessvoice）andsparklingdropearrings.Ofcourse,shehadn'tbeenstandingintheraininHarlem;shehadjustflownuponthethree-o'clockshuttlefromWashington.Doleisextremelypretty,withroundgreeneyesandafullmouthandadirectpersonality.Shetiltsherheadattentivelywhenshelistens.Shewastherecipientoftheevening'saward;previousawardwinnershaveincludedAliceTully,PrincessYasminAsaKhan,．．．and,mostrecently,BrookeAstor.NotexactlyasequenceattheendofwhichyouwouldexpecttofindElizabethDole,butawardgiversarefamousforhavingpoliticalinstinctsaswellasphilanthropicones．

　　Surroundedbythedeep-blueswagsandgoldendraperiesoftheballroomweremorethanthirty-fivedinnertablessetwithgroupingsofcandlesandfloralcenterpiecesandRoyalDoultonchina.AmericanExpresswasthere.SowereBristol-MyersSquibb;Coopers＆Lybrand;theNewYorkTimesCompany;UnionBankofSwitzerland;ChemicalBank;NewYorkLife;...andPriceWaterhouse.TheactressArleneDahl,withherratherredhairandherbeardedhusband,presidedoveronetable.Otherwise,itwasatypical,faceless,captain-of-industryfundraiser（nomodels!

nostars!

）,ofwhichthereseemstobeatleastoneeverynightinNewYorkCity.Itwasnotasocietynight,butstilltheeveningraisedfourhundredandthirtythousanddollars．

　　26．Fromwhatwereadwecaninferthat“itwasanormaldayinthelifeoftheAmericanRedCrossinGreaterNewYork”meansitsstaff______．

　　A．dealwiththefailofhousesinthecityeveryday

　　B．arebusyhelpingpeoplewhosufferfromdisasterseveryday

　　C．workduringthedayandtohavebanquetintheeveningeveryday

　　D．gotoHarlem,thepoorestdistrictofNewYork,everydayandhelppeoplethere

　　27．Thefund-raisermentionedinthepassagerefersto______．

　　A．RobertDole

　　B．ElizabethDole

　　C．theEleventhAnnualRedCrossAwardDinnerDance

　　D．allthebusinesscompaniesattendingtheDinnerDance

　　28．ChristopherPeake'shairdidn'tlooksobadbecause______．

　　A．hewaswearingahandsometuxedo

　　B．hewaswearingtulipsonhissuit

　　C．hewasseenamongflowers

　　D．hewassittingnearflowersandinverysoftlight

　　29．ElizabethDolewas______．

　　A．thepresidentoftheAmericanRedCrossandactedattheDinnerasaNorthCarolinahostess

　　B．arepublicanandwifeofthepresidentoftheAmericanRedCross

　　C．thepresidentoftheAmericanRedCrossanditsmainrepresentativeattheAnnualDinnerDance

　　D．borninNorthCarolina,becameanair-hostessandlatermarriedSenatorRobertDole

　　30．ThepresenceofanactressattheDinnermadethefundraising______．

　　A．lessimpersonalB．atypicalfund-raisingevent

　　C．lesspersonalD．morebusiness-like

Passage2

　　Forlaymenethnologyisprobablythemostinterestingofthebiologicalsciencesfortheveryreasonthatitconcernsanimalsintheirnormalactivitiesandtherefore,ifwewish,wecanassessthepossibledangersandadvantagesinourownbehavioralroots.Ethnologyalsoisinterestingmethodologicallybecauseitcombinesinnewwaysveryscrupulousfieldobservationswithexperimentationinlaboratories．

　　Thefieldworkershavehadsomehandicapsinwinningrespectforthemselves.Foralongtimetheywereconsideredaslittlebetterthan