北京大学2005年博士研究生入学考试英语试题Word文档格式.doc

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A．exaltationB．coherenceC．agonyDbehavior

44．TheChineseworlddivingchampionwas______fromthenationalteam,whichnewshasbeenfront-pagereportinthecountryforseveraldays.

A．displayedB．dispersedC．disarmedD．dismissed

45．Acometisdistinguishedfromotherbodiesinthesolarsystem______.

A．intoitsappearanceB．offitsappearance

C．byitsappearanceD．toitsappearance

46．______ofthePennsylvaniaGazette,BenjaminFranklintriedhardtomaketheperiodicalpopular.

A．AsownerandeditorB．Whilewasownerandeditor

C．HavingbeingownerandeditorD．Tobeownerandeditor

47．______theFirstWorldWar,theUnitedStatesbecamethedominantforceinthemotion-pictureindustry.

A．ItwasduringtheadventunderB．Withtheadventof

C．TofollowtheadventinD．Upontheadventat

48．Hehadnoalternativebut______tofightintheMiddleEast.

A．togoB．goC．goingD．went

49．Shallwerequestthatthemanager______oursuggestionagain?

A．considerB．considersC．shouldconsiderD．mustconsider

50．Hehaslittletrouble______thetiresofhiscar.

A．tofixB．fixC．fixingD．withfixing

51．Johnwishesnowthathe______theSpringFestivalathome.

A．spentB．hadspentC．hasspentD．didspend

52．Thehostess______themaid______thetablefordinnerwhilewearrivedafterathree-hourdrivefromthetown.

A．told,tomakeB．wastelling,todo

C．told,tolayD．wastelling,toset

53．Mrs.James______adivorcefromherhusband,forshecannolonger______hisstormytemper.

A．isseeking,putupwithB．seeks,putdownwith

C．isseeking,putupforD．seeks,putdownfor

54．Beforeshecouldshout"

look______"

totheoldman,hewasrun______byacarcomingfromhisleft.

A．back,onB．out,overC．up,downD．ahead,at

55．Inthenorthofthecountry,thesunalwaysshines______thevastprairielandinsummer.

A．brightlyonB．brightonC．brightinD．brightlyin

56．Thatgrand-sizedpinetree______thehorizon.

A．standsupwellagainstB．standsoutgoodto

C．standsoutwellagainstD．standsupgoodto

57．"

Theeffectofthismedicine______bymidnight,"

thedoctortoldEmma"

Youhadbetternottrytoreadtonight."

A．willwearoffB．wearsoff

C．willhavewornoffD．willbewornoff

58．______,theguestspeakerwasusheredintotheauditoriumhalltogivethelecture.

A．Beingshownaroundthecampus

B．Havingshowntothecampus

C．Afterbeenshownaroundthecampus

D．Havingbeenshownaroundthecampus

59．Thenewcomputervirus______,thesystemwasrestoredtoitsnormaloperation.

A．havingremovedB．beingremoved

C．hadbeenremovedD．wasremoved

60．Surveysshowthat______lesssleepthanwethink,______toomuchsleepcouldevenharmourhealth.

A．notonlydoweneed,butthatB．notonlyweneed,butalso

C．notonlyweneed,butthatD．notonlydoweneed,butalso

PartThreeReadingComprehension（25points）

Ⅰ

Eachofthepassagesbelowisfollowedbysomequestions.Foreachquestionfouranswersaregiven.Readthepassagescarefullyandchoosethebestanswertoeachquestion.PutyouranswerontheANSWERSHEET

（1）.（10points）

PassageOne

CellPhoneHegemony

IrecallhowannoyingitwasyearsagowhensmokingeverywherewaslegalinCalifornia.Manycomplainedabouttherestrictionswhentheyarrived,butIdidn'

t,becauseIseriouslyhatedwatchingshopperssmokingthroughthetomatoesandlettuceinthevegetablesectionofthestore.

Peopleforgethowsickeningthatusedtobe,especiallywiththebuttsalloverthegrocerystorefloor.Tossingaburningsmokeontheground,stompingitwithyourfoot,andleavingittobesweptupbysomebodyelselaterwassomehowOK.

Butlawswerepassed,andyoucouldfinallyshopwithouthavingtobuybroccoliwhilegaggingonanearbyWinston.

Grocerystoresarenowfilledwithdripstalkingoncellphonesabouttheirsisters.Ibelievetheseobnoxiouschatterersareallrebellioussmokersgettingbackatus.Thisisworsethansmoking!

Howdidthesephonescometodominateourliveslikethis,anddoesanyoneeventrytoresist?

Cellphonesnowruletheworld'

scollectiveunconsciousinuntoldways.Whatastonishesmeaboutallthisisthesociologythathascreptuponus.Whydowehavethisincessantneedtochatoncellphonesalldaylong?

Testoutthisthesis.Makeanoteofafriendwhocallsyoufrombothacellphoneandaland-lineatdifferenttimes.Timethecallsandnotethecontent.Thecellphonecallswillalwaysbelongerandmoreinane—withoutexceptions!

61．Inthesecondsentenceofthefirstparagraph,thepronoun"

they"

in"

whentheyarrive"

refersto______.

A．restrictionsB．shoppersC．complaintsD．people

62．Inthethirdparagraph,"

gaggingonanearbyWinston"

means______.

A．nearthebroccolicountermtheshopwasthecounterthatsoldcigarettes

B．whilebuyingvegetables,oneveryofteninhaledcigarettesmokeintheshop

C．thereweremanypeopleintheshopwhoweresmokingWinstonbrandcigarettes

D．yearsago,themajorityoftheshopperssmokedwhenbuyingthings

63．Accordingtothe4thparagraph,whichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

A．Peopleliketotalkingrocerystoresendlesslyabouttheirsistersandfamilymatters.

B．Theobnoxioususersofcellphoneinpublicplacesremindusofthesmokersingrocerystoresyearsago.

C．Smokerswereangrywhenlawswerepassedtoforbidsmokingingroceries,andtheynowtalkedloudlyintheshopsoncellphonetorebelandrevenge.

D．Peoplewhonowtalkincessantlyoncellphoneingrocerystoresarethosewholikedtosmoketherebefore.

64．Whatdoyouthinkisthewriter'

spurposeinwritingthispassage?

A．Totellthereaderthattheuseofcellphonesisasbadassmoking.

B．Tocallforabanontheuseofcellphonesinthepublic.

C．Toemphasizetheimmoraleffectofthecellphoneonourconsciousness.

D．Todrawpublicattentiontotheproblemscausedbytheuseofcellphones.

PassageTwo

EnglishasaWorldLanguage

Englishisavictimofitsownsuccess.NewspapersinEnglandhavenoticedthattheincorrectuseofcliché

saremarringthesmoothflowofagreatlanguagewhoseabilitytoimbibeandabsorbhasbeenoneimportantreasonforitssuccess.Thissuccessalsostemsfromthelanguage'

suniquepositionofbeingtheonlyonespokeninmostpartsoftheworld.Really,Englishhasnoboundaries.EvenincountriessuchasJapanandChina,whichwerenotcolonizedbyBritain,Englishismakingadetermined"

conquest"

.

Unfortunately,suchaconquestisnotalwayswelcomebecausealanguagesometimesdoublesasapoliticalweapon.Infact,ithasalwaysledatroubledlife.Ithasbeendisliked,evenhated,largelybecausethepeoplewhooriginallyspokeEnglishconquered,colonizedandterrorizedhalftheworld,orjustabout.Theanimositytothelanguagecontinues,atleastinsomeplaces.ThebitternessthattheFrench,forinstance,haveforEnglishisagoodexampleofalanguagebeinggivenaquasi-politicalroleinsociety.

Fortunately,thisaversiondoesnotrunasdeepasitdidsomeyearsago,andthereisagrowingrealizationthatEnglishisthelinguafranca.Manynations,suchasChinaandJapan,havebeenmakingseriouseffortstopromotethelanguage.

ButtheremightbeaseriousproblemifeverystateorcontinentweretohaveitsownversionofEnglish.AsispointedoutbythenewspapersofEngland,withtoomanyvariationsofthelanguage,atimemaycomewhenonegroupofEnglish-speakingpeoplemaynotbeabletounderstandanother.Thisishappening.HearthewaySingaporeansspeakEnglish.ListentotheAustralianspronouncing"

e"

;

itsoundslike"

a"

.Andverypossibly,inthefuturenobodywilltrytocorrectschoolboysandgirlsforgettingtheirEnglishwrong.

65．Inthispassage,thesuccessofEnglishreferstothefactthat______.

A．ithasbecomethemostwidelyusedlanguageintheworld

B．ithasmadeaconquestinJapanandChina,whichwerenotcolonizedbyBritain

C．ithasbeatenotherlanguagessuchasFrench

D．eachstateorcontinenthasitsownversionofEnglish

66．ThebitternessoftheFrenchpeopletowardtheEnglishlanguageshows______.

A．whatapoliticalrolelanguagescanplayinsociety

B．howpeoplecanattachpoliticalsignificancetowhichlanguagetheyspeak

C．languagesinfactalwaysfailtoplayapoliticalroleinsociety

D．somepeopleliketogivelanguagesrolestoplay

67．Inthefuture,nobodywilltrytocorrectchildrenwhentheyspeakwrongEnglish,because______.

A．peopleallwanttopromotethelearningofEnglish

B．EnglishwillchangetobethatspokenbySingaporeansandAustralians

C．peoplewillnotbeabletounderstandeachother

D．toomanyversionsofEnglish