最新完整版北京大学考博英语真题及详解.docx

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最新完整版北京大学考博英语真题及详解

北京大学2008年考博英语

Part1：

ListeningComprehension．（20POINTS）

SectionA

Directions：

Inthissectionyouwillhearseveralconversations.Listentotheconversationscarefullyandanswerthequestionsthatfollow.ThenmarkyouranswersontheAnswerSheet.

PassageA

01．Membersoftheclubarerequiredto____.

A．registerwhentheyarriveB．bringuptothreeguests

C．registertheirguestsD．showmembershipcardsonarrival

02．WhichofthefollowingdetailsaboutthechangingroomsisNOTcorrect?

A．Thereisachargefortheuseofthelockers.

B．Showersareinstalledinthechangingrooms.

C．Lockersarelocatedinthechangingrooms.

D．Lockersareusedtostorepersonalbelongings.

03．Accordingtotheclub’srules,memberscanplay____.

A．for30minutesonlyB．foronehouronly

C．withinthebookedtimeonlyD．longerthanthebookedtime

04．WhichofthefollowingdetailsisNOTcorrect?

A．Playerscaneatintheclubroom.

B．Playershavetoleavetheclubroombyteno’clock.

C．Thecourtsareclosedearlierthantheclubroom.

D．Playerscanuseboththeclubroomandthecourts.

PassageB

05．Attheuniversity,Mr.Robinsonspecializedin____.

A．mathsB．physics

C．watermanagementD．geography

06．Mr.RobinsonworkedfortheIndianGovernmentbecauseof____.

A．universitylinksB．governmentagreement

C．companyprojectsD．degreerequirement

07．AfterMr.RobinsonreturnedfromIndia,he____.

A．changedjobsseveraltimesB．wenttoliveinManchester

C．didsimilarworkasinIndiaD．becameheadofaresearchteam

PassageC

08．WhichofthefollowingstatementsisINCORRECTaboutKathy’swork?

A．Shepresentsthecurrentaffairsprogram.

B．Shetelephonestheviewersthedaybeforetheshow.

C．Shehostsstoriesinthenews.

D．SheinterviewssomepeopleonTV.

09．ThefollowingstatementsarealltrueaboutagoodhostEXCEPTthat____.

A．he/shehastobeabletoanswerquestions

B．he/shehastolookstraightintothecamera

C．he/shehastoknowhowtorespondtounexpectedsituations

D．he/sheshouldhaveanice-soundingvoice

10．OneoftheadvicesKathygivestoyoungpeopleisthat____.

A．theyneedtohavealistofquestionsatthebackoftheirmind

B．theyhavetolearntobegoodspeakers

C．theyhavetobeabletolookstraightintothecamera

D．theyshouldbeabletocommunicatewellwithotherpeople

PassageD

11．CompaniesapproachKMPforadviceonchoosing____.

A．therightproducttoexportB．themostsuitableforeignmarket

C．thebestplanforfuturedevelopmentD．thebestwayofenteringamarket

12．Thesafestmethodforacompanytometeraforeignmarketis____.

A．havinganagreementwithalocalcompany

B．settingupitsownlocalproduction

C．sharingthecostofproductionfacilities

D．findingajointventurepartner

13．Whatisthemainadvantageofjointventures?

A．Itisthecheapestwayofenteringamarket.

B．Itisarisk-freewayofdoingbusiness.

C．Itisacost-freewayofdoingbusiness.

D．Itprovideimportantmarketknowledge.

14．Thedangerwithajointventureisthatonecompanymight____.

A．refusetoshareknow-howwiththeotherpartner

B．usethearrangementasthebasisfortakeover

C．refusetolearnfromeachother

D．exploitandthenleavetheotherpartner

SectionB

Directions：

Inthissection,youwillhearsomepeoplediscussingtheeffectthatcomputershavehadontheirworkinglives.Whilelistening,focusonthemajorpointsandmatchthenamesofthespeakerswiththeiroccupationsfirstandthenreadthestatementsandmatchtheviewpointswiththenamesofthespeakers.You’llbegivenOneminutetocompletethework.WriteyouranswersonANSWERSHEET.

15．

（1）Anita（A）officeadministrator____

（2）Peter（B）officedesignconsultant____

（3）Roberta（C）bankteller____

（4）Andrew（D）typist____

（5）Edward（E）clerk____

（6）Monica（F）personalassistant____

（7）William（G）secretary____

16．

（1）Withoutreorganizingjobs,introducingcomputersdoesn’thelp.

（2）Computershavemadelifemuchmoredifficult.

（3）Computersreduceeverythingtonumbersandtypinginnumbersalldaylongistooboring.

（4）Peoplebegintofeellikemachines.

（5）Futureofficeworkwillbeunrecognizable.

（6）Computersystemsdonotalwaysfunction.

（7）Thepurposeofcomputerizationisnotalwaysclear.

（A）Anita（B）Peter（C）Roberta（D）Andrew

（E）Edward（F）Monica（G）William

01.____02.____03.____04.____05.____06.____07.____

SectionC

Directions：

Nowyouaregoingtohearatalkonsubhealth.Whilelistening,focusonthemajorpoints.ThetalkwillbereadTwice.Afterhearingthetalk,completethefollowingchart.TherewillbeOneMinutepausebetweenthefirstandthesecondreading.Youwillhaveanother50Secondstocheckyourworkafterthesecondreading.WriteyouranswersonANSWERSHEET.

17．PEOPLEMOSTLIKELYTOBESUBHEALTHY

（01）middle-agedpeople（03）peoplein____positions

（02）____people（04）studentsaround____time

18．SUBHEALTHSYMPTOMS

（01）lackof____（02）____

（03）slow____（04）insominia

（05）agitation

19．（01）poormemory（02）____ofbreath

（03）____（04）achinginthe____andlegs

（05）cardiovasculardiseases

20．THEKEYTOPREVENTINGANDRECOVERINGFROMSUBHEALTH

（01）forminggoodlivinghabits（03）exercising____

（02）alternatingworkwithrest（04）takingpartin____activities

Part2：

StructureandWrittenExpression．（20POINTS）

Directions：

ForeachquestiondecidewhichofthefourchoicesgivenwillmostsuitablycompletethesentenceifinsertedattheplacemarkeD．MarkyourchoicesontheANSWERSHEET.

01．“Whatcoursesareyougoingtodonextsemester?

”——“Idon’tknow.Butit’sabouttime____onsomething.”

A．I’ddecideB．IdecidedC．IdecideD．I’mdeciding

02．____aticketforthematch,hecannowonlywatchitonTVathome.

A．ObtainingnotB．Notobtaining

C．NothavingobtainedD．Notobtained

03．HowcanIeverconcentrateifyou____continually____mewithsillyquestions?

A．have,interruptedB．had,interrupted

C．are,interruptedD．were,interrupted

04．Asitturnedouttobeasmallhouseparty,we____soformally.

A．neednothavedressedupB．mustnothavedressedup

C．didnotneedtodressupD．mustnotdressup

05．____isoftenthecasewithanewidea,muchpreliminaryactivityandoptimisticdiscussionproducednoconcreteproposals.

A．ThatB．ItC．ThisD．As

06．Itisnotsomuchthelanguage____theculturalbackgroundthatmakesthebookdifficulttounderstanD．

A．butB．norC．asD．like

07．____humanproblemsthatrepeatthemselvesin____liferepeatthemselvesin____literature.

A．/,/,theB．/,the,/C．The,/,/D．The,the,the

08．Heisnotunderarrest,____anyrestrictiononhim.

A．orthepolicehaveplacedB．orhavethepoliceplaced

C．northepolicehaveplacedD．norhavethepoliceplaced

09．Hewas____totellthetrutheventohisclosestfrienD．

A．toomuchofacowardB．toomuchthecoward

C．acowardenoughD．enoughofacoward

10．Icouldn’tsleepbecausethetapinthebathroomwas____.

A．drainingB．droppingC．spillingD．dripping

11．Wehavebeenhearing____accountsofyourwork.

A．favoredB．favorableC．favoriteD．favoring

12．Pleaseputyouremptycigarettepacketsandpaperbansinthe____binsprovideD．

A．junkB．litterC．scrapD．deposit

13．Atfirst,thecompanyrefusedtopurchasetheequipment,butthisdecisionwas____reviseD．

A．subsequentlyB．successivelyC．predominantlyD．preliminarily

14．Onceapictureisprovedtobeaforgery,itbecomesquite____.

A．invaluableB．pricelessC．unworthyD．worthless

15．Thelocalauthoritiesrealizedtheneedtomake____forelderlypeopleintheirhousingprograms.

A．preparationB．requirementC．specificationD．provision

16．Mostpeoplecan’tget____thedaywithoutatleastonecupofteaorcoffee.

A．onB．throughC．atD．by

17．Asthedirectorcan’tcometothereception,I’mrepresentingthecompany____.

A．onhisaccountB．onhisbehalfC．forhispartD．inhisinterest

18．Theawardceremonywillbethe____oftheinauguralSingaporeInternationalWaterweekthatisheldfrom23to27June2008.

A．twilightB．insightC．highlightD．highland

19．Thereisaconspicuouslackofpublicdebateabouthowthisinsularcountryshould____therealitythatmoreimmigrantsarecomingandthatthosealreadyherearechangingJapan.

A．abidebyB．accountforC．actonD．adjustto

20．Nobodyknowswhattriggeredtheevent,which____amillioncubicmetersofwaterpersecond,obliteratingthebarrierbetweenBritainandFrance.

A．releasedB．relievedC．restoredD．retained

Part3：

ReadingComprehension．（25POINTS）

Directions:

Eachofthefollowingthreepassagesisfollowedbysomequestions.Foreachquestionfouranswersaregiven.Readthepassagescarefullyandchoosethebestanswertoeachquestion.MarkyourchoicesontheANSWERSHEET.

PassageA

TheBritisharistocracyhadalwaysbeeninvolvedinindustrialization,especiallyinthedevelopmentofmining,canals,andrailways.Itnowshrewdlyassociateditselfwiththenewwaveofcommercialexpansion:

mostbanksandinsurancecompanieshadalordtoaddtonetothemanagerialboard．Italsoshoredupitsfortunesbyastutemarriages,notablywiththenewaristocracyofwealthintheUnitedStates:

thebest-knownexamplewasthemarriageofthedukeofMarlboroughtoConsueloVanderbilt.Bythesemeans,manyofthegreataristocraticestateswerepreserveddespiteagriculturaldecline.Buttheywereplaythingsaswellasenginesofwealth,andcametobetreatedassuch.Thearistocracycametobeknowntotheurbanpopulationchieflythroughtheirrepresentationinthepopularpressandmagazinesasmenandwomenofleisure:

racing,hunting,shooting,andfistinginthecountry,gamblingandattendin