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北大考博士英语真题

2006北大考博士英语真题

北京大学2006年博士研究生入学考试试题

考试时间:

2006年3月18日                考试科目:

英语

招生专业:

全校各专业                    研究方向:

各研究方向

PartOne:

Listeningcomprehension

Thereare3sectionsinthispart.InsectionAandByouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandthenchoosethecorrectanswerforeachquestion.MarkyourchoicesonyourANSWERSHEET.

SectionA:

Conversations

5%

Questions1to3arebasedonthefollowingconversation.Attheendoftheconversation,youwillbegiven15secondstoanswerthequestions.

1.

WhichisNOTthepurposeofMr.Lewis’visit?

A.

Toseefriends.

B.

Togiveconcerts.

C.

Tovacation.

D.

Togiveprivatelessons.

2.

WhatkindofcellodidMr.Lewisusewhenhewaseight?

A.

Afull-sizedcello.

B.

Ahalf-sizedcello.

C.

Atwo-thirds-sizedcello.

D.

Itisnotmentioned.

3.

WhatistrueaboutMr.Lewis’cello?

A.

Healwaystakesitwithhim.

B.

Itwasmadebyhisuncle.

C.

Heborroweditfromhisuncle.

D.

Hegotaseatfreeforhiscello.

Questions4to7arebasedonthefollowingconversation.Attheendoftheconversation,youwillbegiven20secondstoanswerthequestions.

4.

Whatisthemainpurposeoftheresearch?

A.

Tomakepreparationsforanewpublication.

B.

Tolearnhowcouplesspendtheirweekends.

C.

Toknowhowhouseworkisshared.

D.

Toinvestigatewhatpeopledoattheweekend.

5.

WhatdoesthemandoonFridays?

A.

Hegoestoexerciseclasses.

B.

Hegoessailing.

C.

Hegoestothecinema.

D.

Hestaysathome.

6.

Onwhichdaydoesthecouplealwaysgoout?

A.

Friday.

B.

Saturday.

C.

Sunday.

D.

Anyweekday.

7.

Whichpersonaldetaildoesthemangive?

A.

Surname.

B.

Firstname.

C.

Address.

D.

Age.

Questions8to10arebasedonthefollowingconversation.Attheendoftheconversation,youwillbegiven15secondstoanswerthequestions.

8.

WhatconclusioncanwedrawaboutMikebeforehewenttothecampingschool?

A.

Hewaseagertodothecourse.

B.

Hehaddoneoutdooractivities.

C.

Heenjoyedlifeintheopen.

D.

Hewasreluctantandtimid.

9.

MikeparticipatedinallthefollowingactivitiesEXCEPT______________.

A.

hiking

B.

canoeing

C.

swimming

D.

camping

10.

WhichofthefollowingwordsismostappropriatetodescribeMikeafterthecampingschool?

A.

Independent.

B.

Strong.

C.

Determined.

D.

Persistent.

SectionB:

Talks

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Questions11to13arebasedonthefollowingconversation.Attheendoftheconversation,youwillbegiven15secondstoanswerthequestions.

11.

WhathappenedtoJanuary27th,1967?

A.

Threemenwereinjuredduringafire.

B.

Onemandiedduringthefireaccident.

C.

Afirestartedinsideaspaceship.

D.

Aspaceshipwaslaunched.

12.

Whathappenedin1981?

A.

Thespaceprogramwassuspended.

B.

Fivemenwereinjuredduringanaccident.

C.

Theaccidentoccurredbeforetherehearsal.

D.

Noaccidenthappenedthatyear.

13.

Whatdoesthetalksayaboutaccidents?

A.

Accidentsareunavoidable.

B.

Accidentscanbeavoided.

C.

Humanbeingsarealwayscareless.

D.

Thereshouldbemoreprecautions.

Questions14to17arebasedonthefollowingconversation.Attheendoftheconversation,youwillbegiven20secondstoanswerthequestions.

14.

BBC’sweatherforecastisa________program.

A.

seldomwatched

B.

littleknown

C.

new

D.

popular

15.

WeatherobservationscomefromallthefollowingsourcesEXCEPT________.

A.

computers

B.

satellites

C.

theground

D.

radar

16.

WhatdoesthetalksayaboutBBC’sforecasters?

A.

Theyreadfromscript.

B.

Theyareprofessional.

C.

Theyuseamapforpresentation.

D.

Theycareabouttheirclothes.

17.

WhatdoesthetalksayaboutBritishtelevisionviewers?

A.

Theyrememberwhattheysawonweatherforecasts.

B.

Theyliketalkingaboutweatherinsteadofwatching.

C.

Theypaymoreattentiontothestyleofthepresenters.

D.

Theywatchandrememberwhatisnecessary.

Questions18to20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.Attheendoftheconversation,youwillbegiven15secondstoanswerthequestions.

18.

WhichisNOTshowinganincreasethisyear?

A.

Numberoftourists.

B.

Holidaytravelers.

C.

Shopping.

D.

Diningandentertaining.

19.

Whatdoesthetalksayaboutthisyear’sbusinesstravelers?

A.

Therearefewerbusinesstravelers.

B.

Therearemorebusinesstravelers.

C.

Thenumberremainsthesameaslastyear’s.

D.

Itisnotmentionedinthetalk.

20.

Whichisthelargestsinglevisitorexpenditure?

A.

Hotelaccommodation.

B.

Meals.

C.

Shopping.

D.

Entertainment.

SectionC:

SpotDictation

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Directions:

Inthissectionyouaregoingtohearareportonthestronglinkbetweensleepandfatalaccident.Somewordsaretakenoutandyouareexpectedtofillinthemissingwordsasyoulisten.

ThereportwillbereadTWICEandyouwillhaveoneminutetocheckyourwork.ThenputyouranswersonANSWERSHEET

（2）.

Inadequaterestmeansaweaker（C1）___________system,layingthebodyopentoawhole（C2）__________ofillnesses.Ontheaverageamanneedssevenhoursofsleepadayandawomansevenanda（C3）____________hours.Sixhoursof（C4）_________sleepisbetterthantenhoursof（C5）__________andturning,however.Peoplewhosleeplessthansixhoursanightare（C6）________foranearlydeath.

Somepeople（C7）___________thattheycangetbywithlittlesleepwhennecessary.Butexpertsthinkthesepeopleare（C8）________themselves.

Betweensleep（C9）________andfatalaccidentsthereisanobvious（C10）_________.Peoplewhoget（C11）________sleeporpoorqualitysleephaveahigherriskof（C12）________ontheroad.Theyaremorelikelytofallasleepatthe（C13）_________andkillpeopleorgetkilled.Professionaldriversand（C14）___________workersaremostlikelytotakethe（C15）________.Theperformanceatworkalso（C16）__________becauseofsleepdeprivation.

Thepressuresofworkdeprivepeopleofsleep.Tomakeitup,theytryto（C17）________catnaps.Butexpertsarealittle（C18）____________aboutthebenefitsofcatnapping.Theytellusthatthecatnapcanneverbea（C19）_________forpropersleep.Forvictimsof（C20）_________,catnappinginthedayistheworstthingtheycanpossiblydo.

PartTwo:

StructureandWrittenExpression

20%

Directions:

Ineachquestiondecidewhichoffourchoicesgivenwillmostsuitablycompletethesentenceifinsertedattheplacemarked.MarkyourchoicesontheANSWERSHEET.

21.

Thenuclearfamily__________aself-contained,self-satisfyingunitcomposedoffather,motherandchildren.

A.refersto

B.defines

C.describes

D.devotesto

22.Somepollsshowthatroughlytwo-thirdsofthegeneralpublicbelievethatelderlyAmericansare________bysocialisolationandloneliness.

A.reproached

B.favored

C.plagued

D.reprehended

23.Inadditiontobetteringgroupandindividualperformance,cooperation________thequalityofinterpersonalrelationship.

A.ascends

B.compels

C.enhances

D.prefers

24.Inthepast50years,there________agreatincreaseintheamountofresearch_____onthehumanbrain.

A.was…did

B.hasbeen…tobedone

C.was…doing

D.hasbeen…done

25.“Imusthaveeatensomethingwrong.Ifeellike_____.”

“Wetoldyounottoeatatarestaurant.You’dbetter_______athomewhenyouarenotintheshape.”

A.tothrowup…toeat

B.throwingup…eating

C.tothrowup…eat

D.throwingup…eat

26.Parentshavetoshowdueconcernstotheirchildren’screativityandemotionaloutput;otherwisewhattheythinkbeneficialtothekidsmightprobably_______theirenthusiasmandaspirations.

A.holdback

B.holdto

C.holddown

D.holdover

27.Accordingtopsychoanalysis,aperson’sattentionisattracted________bytheintensityofdifferentsignals________bytheircontext,significance,andinformationcontent.

A.notlessthan…as

B.as…justas

C.somuch…as

D.notsomuch…as

28.TheymovedtoPortlandin1998andlivedinabighouse,_______tothesouth.

A.thewindowsofwhichopened

B.thewindowsofitopened

C.itswindowsopened

D.thewindowsofwhichopening

29.Theladywhohas_______foranightinthedeadofthewinterlaterturnedouttobeadistantrelationofhis.

A.puthimup

B.puthimout

C.puthimon

D.puthimin

30.Bystanders,_______,_________astheywalkedpastlinesofambulances.

A.bloodyandcoveredwithdust,lookingdazed

B.bloodiedandcoveredwithdust,lookeddazed

C.bloodyandcoveredwithdust,lookeddazed

D.bloodiedandcoveredwithdust,lookingdazed

31.HongKongwasnotatargetforterrorattacks,theGovernmentinsistedyesterday,astheUS________closedforanapparentsecurityreview.

A.Consulation

B.Constitution

C.Consulate

D.Consular

32.AmericanfanshaveselectedYaoinavotefortheAll-Stargame______thelegendaryO’Neal,who______the“GreatWall”attheweekendastheRocketsbeattheLosAngelesLakers.

A.inheadof,ranon

B.inheadof,raninto

C.aheadof,ranonto

D.aheadof,raninto

33.Professionalarchivistsandlibrarianshavetheresourcestoduplicatematerialsinotherformatsandtheexpertisetoretrievematerialstrappedin_________computers.

A.abstract

B.obsolete

C.obstinate

D.obese

34.Shealwaysprintsimportantdocumentsandstoresabackupsetatherhouse.“Iactuallythinkthere’ssomethingaboutthe______ofpaperthatfeelsmorecomforting.”Shesaid.

A.tangibility

B.tangledness

C.tangent

D.tantalization

35.“Theysaidwhatwealwaysknew,”saidanadministrationsource,___________.

A.heaskednottobenamed

B.whoaskednottobenamed

C.whoaskednotbenamed

D.whoaskednotnamed

36.InGermany,the