北京大学04年博士英语.docx

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北京大学04年博士英语

北京大学2004年博士研究生入学考试试题

PartTwo  StructureandWrittenExpression

  Directions:

Ineachquestiondecidewhichofthefourchoicesgivenwillmostsuitablycompletethesentenceifinsertedattheplacemarked.PuttheletterofyourchoiceontheANSWERSHEET.（20%）

41.Thebeautyofthereflectedimagesinthelimpidpoolwasthepoignantbeautyofthingsthatare__________,existingonlyuntilthesunset.

A.equitable            B.ephemeral            C.euphonious       D.evasive

42.Broodingandhopelessnessarethe__________ofIndiansintheprairiereservationsmostofthetime.

A.occupations            B.promises      C.frustrations      D.transactions

43.What__________aboutthatarticleinthenewspaperwasthatitswritershowedanattitudecoolenough,professionalenoughand,therefore,cruelenoughwhenfacingthatdisaster-strickenfamily.

A.workedmeout  B.knockedmeout        C.broughtmeup      D.putmeforward

44.__________consideredthehumanbodyaestheticallysatisfactory.

A.Neitherprehistoriccavemannorlate-industrialurbanman

B.Norprehistoriccavemanorlate-industrialurbanman

C.Noprehistoriccavemannorlate-industrialurbanman

D.Neitherprehistoriccavemanorlate-industrialurbanman

45.Notuntilthe1980's__________inBeijingstarttofindwaystopreservehistoricbuildingsfromdestruction.

A.someconcernedcitizens

B.someconcerningcitizens

C.didsomeconcerningcitizens

D.didsomeconcernedcitizens

46.Thebuttocksare__________mostotherpartsinthebody.

A.likelylesstocausefataldamagethan

B.likelylesscausingfataldamageto

C.lesslikelytocausefataldamagethan

D.lesslikeytocausefataldamageto

47.Theconceptofinternet,__________hasintriguedscientists  sincethemid-20thcentury.

A.thetransmissionofimages,soundsandmessagesoverdistances

B.transmittingofimages,soundsandmessagesalongdistances

C.totransmitimages,soundsandmessagesondistance

D.thetransmissibilityofimages,soundsandmessagesfordistances

48.Becauseofdifficultiesingettingavisa,thestudentshadto__________theideaofapplyingforstudyintheUnitedStates.A.reduce      B.yield            C.relinquish      D.waver

49.Hisrequestforadayoff__________bythemanagerofthecompany.

A.wasturnedoff    B.wasturneddown  C.wasputdown    D.wasputaway

50.Theindexofindustrialproduction__________lastyear.

A.raisedupby4percent                  B.roseupwith4percent

C.aroseupwith4percent                D.wentupby4percent

51.Please__________ifyouevercometoSydney.

A.lookatme          B.lookmeup          C.lookmeout              D.looktome

52.BritishhopesofagoldmedalintheOlympicGamessuffered__________yesterday,whenHunterfailedtoqualifyduringthepreliminaryheats.

A.asharpset-back                  B.severeset-back

C.asevereblown-up                      D.sharpblown-up

53.Bytheendoftheyear2004,he__________inthearmyfor40years.

A.willhaveserved                  B.willserve

C.willbeserving                    D.willbeserved

54.__________therewasanepidemicapproaching,Mr.Smith__________theinvitationtovisitthatarea.

A.Ifheknew,wouldhavedeclined

B.Ifhehadknown,woulddecline

C.Hadheknown,woulddecline

D.Hadheknown,wouldhavedeclined

55.Inthedarktheycouldnotseeanythingclear,butcould__________.

A.hearsomebodymourn            B.hearsomebodymourning

C.hearsomebodymourned          D.hearsomebodyhadbeenmourning

56.Theteamleaderofmountainclimbersmarkedout__________.

A.thatseemedtobethebestroute      B.whatseemedtobethebestroute

C.whichseemedtobethebestroute        D.somethingthattobethebestroute

57.TheschemewassoimpracticablethatIrefusedeven__________.

A.toconsidersupportingit          B.consideringtosupportit

C.toconsideringtosupportit        D.consideringsupportingit

58.AmongthefirsttocomeandliveinNorthAmerica__________,wholaterprosperedmainlyinNewEngland.

A.hadbeenDutchsettlers            B.Dutchsettlerswerethere

C.wereDutchsettlers                D.Dutchsettlershadbeenthere

59.Thecargoboxhasalabel__________onit.Pleasehandleitwithcare.

A.“flexible”            B.“break”              C.“fragile”           D.“stiff”

60.__________wewishhimprosperous,wehaveobjectionstohiswaysofobtainingwealth.

A.Muchas        B.Asmuch        C.Moreas        D.Aswellas

PartThree    ReadingComprehension

Ⅰ.  Directions:

Eachofthepassagesisfollowedbysomequestions.Foreachquestionfouranswersaregiven.Readthepassagescarefullyandchoosethebestanswertoeachquestion.PutyouranswerontheANSWERSHEET.（10%）

PassageOne

WhatMakesa“MillennialMind”?

Since1000AD,around30billionpeoplehavebeenbornonourplanet.Thevastmajorityhavecomeandgoneunknowntoallbuttheirfriendsandfamily.Afewhaveleftsometraceonhistory:

adiscoverymade,perhaps,orarecordbroken.Ofthose,fewerstillarerememberedlongaftertheirdeath.Yetofallthepeoplewhohavelivedtheirlivesduringthelast1,000years,just38haveachievedthestatusof“MillennialMinds”-that'sbarelyoneinabillion.ThosewhoselivesFocushaschronicledhavethusbecomemembersofpossiblythemostexclusivelistofalltime.Andchoosingwhoshouldbeincludedwasnoteasy.

Fromthebeginning,thesinglemostimportantcriterionwasthatthe“MillennialMinds”arethosewhodidmorethanmerelyachievegreatnessintheirowntime,orinonefield.ThusmerewinnersofNobelPrizeshadnoautomaticrighttoinclusion,norartistswhogainedfameintheirownera,butwhosereputationhasfadedwithchangingfashion.Theachievementsofthegenuine“MillennialMind”affectourlivesevennow,ofteninwayssofundamentalthatitishardtoimaginewhattheworldwaslikebefore.

NoteventranscendentgeniuswasenoughtoguaranteeaplaceintheFocuslist.Torateasa“MillennialMind”,thelifeandachievementsalsohadtocastlightonthecomplexnatureofcreativity:

itsorigins,nature,anditspersonalcost.

61.Thefirstparagraphtellsusthat__________.

A.Focushadalistof“MillennialMinds”workedoutinsecret

B.Focushadcompiledabiographicalbookofthelivesof“MillennialMinds”

C.Focus'slistofthe“MillennialMinds”consistsofastrictlyselectedfew

D.Focustriedhardtoexcludemostofthefamouslivesfromthelistofthe“MillennialMinds”

62.Accordingtothesecondparagraph,whichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

A.NobelPrizewinnersarenotqualifiedforthe“MillennialMinds”.

B.A“MillennialMind”needsonlytohaveagreatinfluenceonthelivesofthepeopleofhistime.

C.Onlythosewhoseachievementsstillgreatlyaffectourlivestodaycanbeincludedinthelistofthe“MillennialMinds”.

D.The“MillennialMinds”arethosewhohavechangedhumanlivessomuchthatpeopleoflatergenerationscannotrememberwhatthingswerelikeinthepast.

63.Inthefirstsentenceofthethirdparagraph,“transcendentgenius”means__________.

A.peoplewhoareexceptionallysuperiorandgreatintalent

B.peoplewhoseachievementsarenotforgottenbylatergenerations

C.peoplewhosegeniushasbeenpasseddowntothepresenttime

D.peoplewhohaveguaranteedthemselvesaplaceintheFocuslist

64.Inthethirdparagraph,thephrase“castlighton”canbereplacedby__________.

A.shineover      B.lightup          C.shedlighton        D.brightenup

PassageTwo

TributetoDr.CarloUrbani,IdentifierofSARS

Onthe29thofMarch,2003,theWorldHealthOrganizationdoctorCarolUrbanidiedofSevereAcuteRespiratorySyndrome,thefast-spreadingpneumoniathathadkilled54peopleworldwide.

The46-year-oldItaliandoctorwasthefirstWHOofficertoidentifytheoutbreakofthisnewdiseaseinanAmericanbusinessman.Dr.UrbanifirstsawtheUSbusinessmanonFeb.28,twodaysafterthepatienthadbeenadmittedtoahospitalinHanoi.AlthoughUrbanihadwornamask,helackedgogglesandotherprotectiveclothing.HebegandemandingthatHanoihospitalsstockuponprotectivegearandtightenupinfectioncontrolprocedures.Buthewasfrustratedathowlongitwastakingtoteachinfection-controlprocedurestopeopleinhospitals.Therewereshortagesofsupplies,likedisposablemasks,gowns,gloves.

Afterthreeweeksofround-the-clockeffort,Urbani'ssuperiorurgedhimtotakeafewdaysofftoattendamedicalmeetinginBangkok,wherehewastotalkonchildhoodparasites.Thedayafterhearrived,hebeganfeelingill-withsymptomsofthenewdisease.Hecalledhiswife,nowlivinginHanoiwiththeirthreechildren.Hesaid:

“GobacktoItalyandtakethechildren,becausethiswillbetheendforme.”Dr.Urbanidevelopedafeverandwasputintoisolationwhereheremaineduntilhisdeath.TheWHOrepresentativeinHanoisaid:

“Hewasverymuchadoctor,hisfirstgoalwastohelppeople.”

HewasburiedonApril2,2003inCastelplanio,centralItaly,leavingbehindhiswifeandchildren.ThemeasureshehelpedputinplacebeforehisdeathappeartohavedousedtheSARSwildfireinVietnam.

65.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTTRUE?

A.Dr.UrbanicaughtSARSfromanAmericanbusinessmanwhowashospitalizedinHanoi.

B.Therewerenotenoughdisposablemasks,gowns,glovesandprotectiveeq