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2016年北京外国语大学博士生英语入学考试试题
PartⅠStructureandWrittenExpression(40%)
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,thereare15incompletesentences.Undereachsentence,youwillseefourwordsorphrases,markedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonewordorphrasethatcompletesthesentencecorrectly.Thenonyouranswersheet,findthenumberofthequestionandmarkyourchoiceonthecorrespondingletter.
1.Experimentsinthephotographyofmovingobjects______inboththeUnitedStatesandEuropewellbefore1900.
A.havebeenconducingB.wasconducted
C.hadbeenconductedD.beingconducted
2.Allthemanydifferentpartsofthebody,largeandsmall,______toperformtheprocessesessentialtolife.
A.theycombineB.whichcombineC.combiningD.combine
3.______theearth’smasstwiceasgreatasitis,itwouldattractanobjecttwice______asitdoes.
A.Were…asstronglyB.If…asstrongly
C.Hadbeen…asstrongD.If…asstrong
4.SlaverywasunknowninEnglishcommonlaw,andblacklaborersatfirstoccupiedalegalstatussimilar______.
A.tothoseofwhiteservantsB.asthewhiteservant
C.withthatofwhiteservantsD.tothatofwhiteservants
5.______thesunisnotshining?
A.WhatdoB.WhatifC.WhataboutD.whatistheresultthat
6.Today,formaleducationprimarily______memorizingdata.
A.consistsB.consistsinC.incomprisedbyD.composes
7.Tokeepfrom______atjobs_____hehadnointerest,hewenttolivefortwoyearsinthewoods.
A.beingworked…inthatB.working…which
C.havingtowork…inwhichD.havingbeenworked…that
8.Itis_____doubtthathisconclusioniscorrect.
A.aboveB.outofC.noD.beyond
9.______yourtimelyadvice,Imightnothavesucceeded.
A.ThankstoB.WithC.ForD.Butfor
10.Youwillhavesomenicelecture.Thenamesofthelecturesare______.
A.asfollowsB.suchasfollowingC.asfollowingD.asfollows
11.Itisfoolish______tomakesuchablunder.
A.ofhimB.tohimC.forhimD.onhim
12.Continuingdeteriorationoftheearth’sozoneshieldwouldexposehumanbeingstoincreasedultravioletradiation,______ofmanyseriousskincancers.
A.isthecauseB.hasbeenthecauseC.thecauseD.thatisthecause
13.______yourhandinfrontofyourface,andyoucanfeeltheairmoving.
A.TowaveB.IfwaveC.WavingD.Wave
14.Despitethepillmydoctorprescribed,Istillhavetrouble______.
A.tosleepB.forsleepingC.sleepingD.tosleeping
15.Thevolumeofthesunisabout1,300,000times______.
A.theearthB.asthatoftheearthC.thatoftheearthD.oneoftheearth
SectionB
Directions:
IdentifythepartofthesentencethatisincorrectfromthefourunderlinedpartsmarkedA,B,CandD.Markyouranswerontheanswersheet.
16.OneofthemostfamousofancienttimesSocrateswas,whoseteachingsare
ABCD
reflectedinPlato’swritings.
17.Whenaspidercatchesaninsect,itreleasessomepoisonintoaninsectwithits
ABC
fangs,butthepoisonofmostspidersisharmlesstoman.
D
18.Itisgenerallyknownthatthenaturalhabitatofthesetypesofmonkeysarethe
ABCD
centralandeasternforestofAfrica.
19.Batsareabletoguidethembyproducingsoundwavestoohighforustohear.
ABCD
20.Governmentauthoritiessaidtonightthatasmanyas10,000peoplewerenow
AB
believedmissingandfearedtodieafteracyclonedevastatedtheareaoverthe
CD
weekend.
21.NowherewehaveseentheresultsmoreclearlythaninEurope,whichreallyhave
ABC
surprisedusall.
D
22.Yesterdayafternoon,walkingalongtheroad,asmallflowerpotfellfromthe
ABC
balconyofahouse,andknockedhimunconscious.
D
23.Kennethhadhisheartsetonowingoneofthenewsportscars,buthefinally
ABC
succeededinbuyingone.
D
24.Mr.Smithiswellknownasapoet,andheisonlythreeyearsseniorthanI.
ABCD
25.Tosuchanextentdidhishealthdeterioratethatheforced
ABCD
26.Aturtlediffersfromallotherreptilesthatithasitsbodyencasedinaprotective
ABCD
shellofitsown.
27.Theprocessofgraduateeducationandtheprocessofbasicresearchreinforceeach
AB
otherinagreatvarietyofways,andeachisweakenedwhencarryingonwithout
CD
theother.
28.Thepointhereis,tounderstandwhatyouarereading,youmustthinkaboutwhat
AB
youarereading,youmustmakesensethemessageconveyedbythewords.
CD
29.WeintendtomovethatourcommitteeappointsProf.Baconaschairman,andwe
AB
hopethatyouwillsecondourmotion.
CD
30.AlthoughMarywasnotinvitedtothewedding,shewouldverymuchhaveliked
ABC
tohavegone.
D
31.Inaday’sworkapoliceofficeoftendealswithawidepanoramaofproblems
AB
fromthepursuingofsuspectingcriminalstotherescuingofatrappedkitten.
CD
32.Ifyouwereawardedaprizeoftenthousanddollars,whatwouldyoudowithitif
AB
youhadtospendinaday.
CD
33.Hewantedmoreoutoflife,notjustworkingathigh-paidjobsorspendingnights
ABC
onthestreetplayinggamesandaskedforabetterone.
D
34.Itisencouragingtonotethatinrecentyears,cigarettesmokershavebeeninthe
ABC
decline,especiallyamongolderpeople.
D
35.Beethoven,thegreatmusician,wroteninesymphoniesinhislife,mostofthem
A
werewrittenafterhehadlosthishearing.
BCD
36.Thenewhotelhaserectedabeautifulbuildingwithrecreationareasand
AB
conferencefacilitiesonthetopfloorinwhichthefinestviewofthecitycanbe
CD
obtained.
37.Despitemuchresearch,therearestillcertainelementsinthelifecycleofthe
AB
insectthatisnotfullyunderstood.
CD
38.Onthewhole,ambitiousstudentsaremuchlikelytosucceedintheirstudiesthan
AB
arethosewithlittleambition.
CD
39.Hegotup,walkedacrosstheroom,andwithasharpquickmovementflungthe
ABC
doorwidelyopen.
D
40.Theparcelyoupostmustbewellpacked.Inadequatepackingcanmeandelay
AB
damageorlossatyourownexpenses.
CD
PartⅡVocabularyandReadingComprehension(60%)
SectionA
Directions:
Inquestions1-30eachsentencehasawordorphraseunderlined.Beloweachsentencearefourotherwordsorphrase,markedA,B,CandD.Youaretochoosetheonewordorphrasethatbestkeepsthemeaningoftheoriginalsentenceifitissubstitutedfortheunderlinedwordorphrase.Then,onyouranswersheetfindthenumberofthequestionandblackenthespacethatcorrespondstotheletteryouhavechosensothattheletterinsidetheovalcannotbeseen.
1.Punctualityisimperativeinyournewjob.
A.BeingefficientB.BeingcourteousC.BeingontimeD.Beingcheerful
2.Egyptianauthoritiesaretryingtopreventtheirhistoricalmonumentsfromsuccumbingtotheravagesoftime.
A.standingbyB.countingonC.yieldingtoD.holdingup
3.ThefewAmericansatthepartyseemedjustasinhibitedastherestoftheguests.
A.restrainedB.tediousC.comfortableD.delighted
4.Fromanairplane,thegrasslandsofthewesternprairieappearalmostasuniformas
aplacidsea.
A.fakeB.seedyC.hillyD.calm
5.Bythetimethatdisputewasresolved,relationsbetweenSeveroandmanagementhadbeenpoisoned.
A.disdainedB.retainedC.taintedD.stained
6.NoremnantsofthesettlementofRoanoke,Virginia,werefoundbythenextgroupofcolonists.
A.tracesB.survivorsC.buildingsD.implements
7.Theclimateinthegreatplainsisarid.
A.hotanddryB.hotandwetC.coldandwetD.coldanddry
8.Mr.DelRiowasaskedtocondensehisreportinordertoallowhisaudiencesometimetoaskquestion.
A.abbreviateB.expandC.continueD.delay
9.Canthisbeaduplicateofthedocument?
A.asummaryB.arevisionC.anoutlineD.acopy
10.Sometimesapsychologicalproblemwilltriggeraphysicalreaction.
A.releaseB.initiateC.performD.settle
11.Heisinfamousforhisdishonestyinbusinessmatters.
A.notoriousB.dreadedC.loathedD.investigated
12.Toddlerssometimesrequirespecialattention.
A.ElderlypeopleB.BabiesC.PetsD.Houseplants
13.Thesoldierrashlyagreedtoleadthedangerousexpedition.
A.resignedlyB.heroicallyC.recklesslyD.reluctantly
14.Theoldwidowmusthavelikedtheyoungsoldier,forwhenshediedshelefthimmostofherfortune.
A.takenafterB.takenupC.takentoD.takenon
15.Thehotelwasafour-storybuildingawayfromtheuniversitywheremostcompetitorswereaccommodated.
A.putupB.putdownC.putinD.putover
16.Themanic-depressiveusuallyfluctuatesbetweengreatexcitementanddeepdepression.
A.recoversB.fallsC.improvesD.alternates
17.ThefirstmajoroutburstofmusicalcreativityintheUnitedStatesoccurredattheendofthenineteenthcentury.
A.surgeB.roundC.outcomeD.performance
18.LittleRockisthehubofthefederalinterstatehighwaysthatcrossArkansas.
A.highpointsB.summitC.pathD.center
19.Theworldisonthethresholdofanewcentury.
A.realizingtheimportanceofB.atthebeginningof
C.expectingD.establishinggoalfor
20.ThoughIamgoodatmyjob,itsuregrindsmedownsometimes.
A.oppressesmeB.disappointsmeC.boresmeD.troublesme
21.Thepresident’scompassionfortheneighboringrefugeescausedhimtoadmitaverylargenumberofthemintohiscountry.
A.friendshipB.pityC.respectD.hostility
22.Thegunfirewassporadic.
A.intermittentB.frequentC.continuousD.distant
23.TheFordFoundationisoneoftheworld’swealthiestphilanthropicorganizations.
A.profligateB.governmentalC.humanitarianD.multinational
24.Thecriminalinsinuatedthathehadbeenroughlytreatedbythearrestingofficers.
A.s