北京师范大学考博英语真题Word文档格式.docx

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A.Thespeakerusedasoft,lowvoice.

B.Thespeakerdidn’tseemtocaremuchaboutwhathewassaying.

C.Thespeakerwasfocusedandspokewithgreatpassion.

D.Thespeakerusedlong.Complicatedsentences.

3.

A.Languagechangesveryslowly.

B.Languagechangesveryquickly.

C.Languagechangesoverfiftyyearperiods.

D.Languagechangesovertenyearperiods.

4.

A.SouthernFrancehasneverknownseverewinters.

B.InnorthernFrance,onecanliveincomfortalltheyearround.

C.Ingeneral,theFrenchpeopleenjoyamildclimate.

D.PeopleinsouthernFranceoftenexperienceseverewinters.

5.

A.Fionaisnotafraidtogiveapresentationnow.

B.Fiona’sfeverisgonejustbeforethepresentation.

C.Fionawillhearaboutthefinalspeech.

D.Fionawillcomeovertotheconference.

SectionB

Inthissection,youwillheartenshortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestion,therewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefoursuggestedanswersmarkedA,B,CandDonyourtestpaper,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheANSWERRSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

6.

A.Koreanfood.

B.Chinesefood.

C.Italianfood.

D.Indianfood.

7.

A.Bothofthemhaveovercometheirfearofheights.

B.Thewomanisstillafraidofhighplaces.Butthemanisnot.

C.Theyarebothafraidofhighplaces.

D.Bothofthemliketostandonhighplaces.

8.

A.Shecan’twearthemanymore.

B.Shedoesn’tlikethemanymore.

C.Shecan’twashtheminmachineanymore.

D.Shedoesn’tlikecasualdressanymore.

9.

A.March3td.

B.March12th.

C.March29th.

D.March30th.

10.

A.Beingprivateversusbeingalone.

B.Beingaloneversusbeingwithfriends.

C.Beingaguestversusbeingahost.

D.Beinglonelyversusbeingalone.

11.

A.Shelikedit.

B.Shedislikedit.

C.Shehadnoideaaboutit.

D.Shehadn’theardaboutit.

12.

A.Theinsurancecompanyisworriedthattheymighthavetopayalotofmoney.

B.Theinsurancecompanyseesachancetogivethemanlotsofphysicaltests.

C.Theinsurancecompanyisthefirsttopayforaman’sgeneticdiseases.

D.Theinsurancecompanydoesnotknowhowmanychildrenthemanwillhave.

13.

A.Alonganddifficulttripthroughpoorcountries.

B.Achancetolearnnewlanguageandmakemoney.

C.Anadventureinlearningaboutadifferentculture.

D.Anadventurethatcombinesavacationwitharest.

14.

A.Hewillnotacceptalatepaperfromher.

B.Herisinterestedonlyinherideas.

C.Hewantshertocorrectherpaper.

D.Hewillacceptalatepaperfromher.

15.

A.Hewillhavehisoperationat9o’clock.

B.Heisunderoperationnow.

C.Healreadyhadhisoperation.

D.Heisallrightnow.

SectionC

Inthissection,youwillhearatalkaboutmovingtoanewcampus.Lookatstatements16through20forthispartonyourtestpaperanddecideifeachstatementiscorrect.Whileyouarelistening,ifyouthinkthestatementiscorrectbasedonthetalk,markletterAonyourANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.Ifyouthinkitisnotcorrect,markletterBontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

16.Allagriculturesciencestudentswillstaywheretheyare.

17.Somehistoryteacherswillmoveimmediatelytothenewcampus.

18.Engineeringstaffhasalreadymadetheirmove.

19.PartoftheFacultyofLawisinitsnewbuilding.

20.TheformerLawbuildingmaybecomeanartgallery.

Ⅱ.ReadingComprehension（25points）

Therearefivepassagesinthispart.Eachofthepassagesisfollowedbyfivequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.ChosethebestoneandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEET.

1

Aweathermapisanimportanttoolforgeographers.Asuccessionofthreeorfourmapspresentacontinuouspictureofweatherchanges.Weatherforecastersareabletodeterminethespeedofairmassesandfronts;

todeterminewhetheranindividualpressureareaisdeepeningorbecomingshallowandwhetherafrontisincreasingordecreasinginintensity.Theyarealsoabletodeterminewhetheranairmassisretainingitsoriginalcharacteristicsortakingonthoseofthesurfaceoverwhichitismoving.Thus,amostsignificantfunctionofthemapistorevealasynopticpictureofconditionsintheatmosphereatagiventime.

Allstudentsofgeographyshouldbeabletointerpretaweathermapaccurately.Weathermapscontainanenormousamountofinformationaboutweatherconditionsexistingatthetimeofabservationoveralargegeographicalarea.Theyrevealinafewminuteswhatotherwisewouldtakehourstodescribe.TheUnitedStatesWeatherBureauissuesinformationaboutapproachingstorms,floods,droughtsandallclimaticconditionsingeneral.Twiceamonthitissuesa30-day“outlook”whichisaroughguidetoweatherconditionslikelytooccuroverbroadareasoftheUnitedStates.These30-dayoutlooksarebaseduponananalysisoftheupperairlevelwhichoftensetthestageforthedevelopmentofairmassesfrontsandstorms.

Considerableeffortisbeingexertedtodaytoachievemoreaccurateweatherpredictions.Withtheuseofelectronicinstrumentsandearthsatellites,enormousgainshavetakenplacerecentlyinidentifyingandtrackingstormsoverregionswhichhavebutfewmeteorologicalstations.Extensiveexperimentsarealsoinprogressforweathermodificationstudies.

21.OnecharacteristicofweathermapsNOTmentionedbytheauthorinthispassageis.

A.frontsB.changesintemperatureC.frostD.windspeed

22.The30-dayforecastisdeterminedbyexamining.

A.dailyweathermapsB.upperairlevels

C.satellitereportsD.changingfronts

23.Theobservationofweatherconditionsbysatellitesisadvantageousbecauseit.

A.ismodernandprofitableforthecompaniesinvolved

B.useselectronicinstrumentstomeasuretheweatheronadailybasis

C.enablesmantoeasilyaltertheweathertohisadvantageandprofit

D.givesthescientistsinformationnotobtainedreadilyotherwise

24.Atthepresenttime,experimentsarebeingconductedin.

A.manipulatingweatherB.determiningdensityofpressuregroups

C.satellitesD.controllingstorms

25.Aweathermapissynopticbecauseit.

A.summarizesagreatdealofinformation

B.appearsdaily

C.showschangingfronts

D.canbeinterpretedaccurately

2

Withonlyabout1,000pandasleftintheworld,Chinaisdesperatelytryingtoclonetheanimalandsavetheendangeredspecies.That’samovesimilartowhataTexasA&

MUniversityresearcherhasbeenundertakingforthepastfiveyearsinaprojectcalled“Noah’sArk”.

Dr.DuaneKraemer,aprofessorinTexasA&

M’sCollegeofVeterinaryMedicineandapioneerinembryotransferworkandrelatedprocedures,saidhesalutestheChineseeffortand“Iwishthemallthebestsuccesspossible.It’saworthwhileproject,certainlynotaneasyone,andit’sverymuchlikewhatwe’reattemptinghereatTexasA&

M---tosaveanimalsfromextinction.”

Noah’sArkisaimedatcollectingeggs,embryos,semenandDNAofendangeredanimalsandstoringtheminliquidnitrogen.Ifcertainspeciesshouldbecomeextinct,Kraemersaystherewouldbeenoughofthebasicbuildingblockstoreintroducethespeciesinthefuture.

Itisestimatedthatasmanyas2,000speciesofmammals,birdsandreptileswillbecomeextinctoverthenext100years.Thepanda.NativeonlytoChina,isindangerofbecomingextinctinthenext25years.

Thisweek,ChinesescientistssaidtheygrewanembryobyintroducingcellsfromadeadfemalepandaintotheeggcellsofaJapanesewhitewhilerabbit.Theyarenowtryingtoimplanttheembryointoahostanimal.

Theentireprocedurecouldtakefromthreetofiveyearstocomplete.

“Thenucleartransferofonespeciestoanotherisnoteasy,andthelackofavailablepandaeggscouldbeamajorproblem,”Kraemerbelieves.“Theywillprobablyhavetodosevcralhundredtransferstoresultinonepregnancy.Ittakesalongtimeandit’sdifficult,butthiscouldbegroundbreakingscienceifitworks.Theyarecertainlynotputtinganylivepandasatrisk,soitisworththeeffort,”addsKraemer,whoisoneoftheleadersoftheMissyplicityProjectatTexasA&

M,thefirst-everattemptatcloningadog.

“Theyaretryingtodosomethingthat’sneverbeendone,andthisverysimilartoourworkinNoah’sArk.We’rebothtryingtosaveanimalsthatfaceextinction.Icertainlyapplaudtheireffortandthere’salotwecanlearnfromwhattheyareattemptingtodo.It’sarescarchthatisverymuchneeded.”

26.Theaimof“Noah’sArk”projectisto.

A.salutetheChineseeffortsinsavingpandas

B.implantembryointoahostanimal

C.introducecellsfromadeadfemalepandaintotheeggcellsofaJapanesewhiterabbit

D.saveendangereda