中国传媒大学考博英语真题及答案.docx

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中国传媒大学考博英语真题及答案

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北京广播学院2003年攻读博士学位研究生入学考试英语试题

答题说明：

答案与在答题纸上，答在试题纸上无效。

ILISTENINGCOMPREHENSION（15%）

Passage1

Direction:

Forquestions1-5,youwillhearaconversationbetweenatravelagentandagirl.

Listentoitandfilloutthetablewiththeinformationyouheard.Writeonlyonewordineach

numberedbox.Youwillhearthepieceonlyonce.

InformationAbouttheTrip

Placetovisit

1

Placevisitedbefore

Scotland

Lengthoftrip（day）

2

Price（bycoach）

$

3

Chosenmeansoftransport

4

Accommodationscoveringabedand

Breakfast

Timeoftrip

5

Passage2

Direction:

Questions1-4arebasedonatalkonwitandhumor.Youarerequiredtochoosethebestanswerforeachofthequestionsfromthefourchoicesgiven.Youwillhearthepieceonlyonce.

1.Thedistinctionbetweenwitandhumoris.

A.ofnoparticularimportanee

B.onlyamatterofopinion

C.subtle

D.exactandimportant

2.Thespeakerbelievesthathumorouspeople.

A.areagreeablecompanions

B.areusuallystrong

C.willtakehissideinanyargument

D.alloftheabove.

3.Thespeaker'sattitudetowardwitcanbedescribedas.

A.cautiousadmiration

B.indifferenee

C.appreciation

D.disapproval

4.Thespeakerintendsthispassageto.

A.getridoftheconclusionbetweenwitandhumorcompletely

B.expresshispersonalviewofwitandhumor

C.revealthesimilaritiesbetweenwitandhumor

D.expressthegoodqualityofwitandhumor

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Passage3

Direction:

Questions1-3arebasedonatalkaboutinflation.Youarerequiredtochoosethebestanswerforeachofthequestionsfromthefourchoicesgiven.Youwillhearthepieceonlyonce.

1.Themainpurposeofthistalkis.

A.todiscussthecausesofinflation

B.tointroducetheconceptofinflation

C.toargueinfavorofinflation

D.toreviewyesterday'slectureoninflation

2.Accordingtothetalk,inflationmeans.

A.risingprices

B.fixedincomes

C.costofliving

D.realincome

3.Whobenefitsfrominflation?

A.Personswhoownbusinesses.

B.Personswithpensions.

C.Personswithslowrisingincomes.

D.Personswhohavesalariesagreedtoinlong-termcontracts.

Passage4

Direction:

Questions1-3arebasedonthefollowingradioprogram.Youarerequiredtochoosethebestanswerforeachofthequestionsfromthefourchoicesgiven.Youwillhearthepieceonlyonce.

1.WhichofthefollowingmaybeincludedinBCDInternationalprograms?

A.Interviewswithradioproducers.

B.Avarietyofclassicpopsongs.

C.Latestnewsofthemusiclibrary.

D.Storiesaboutthegoodolddays.

2.Whichprogramgivesustheideasbehindthepopsongs?

A.TheHistoryofPop.

B.TheRoadtoMusic.

C.PopWorld.

D.AbouttheBigHits.

3.Nativespeakers'understandingofEnglishpopsongscouldbebestdescribedas.

A.effortless

B.impossible

C.difficult

D.unnecessary

IIREADINGCOMPREHENSION（40%）

Passage1

Themostremarkableweaponinventedbyprimitivemanistheboomerang.Madeofhardwood,itisshapedintoacurveoverhotcoals.Itisfromtwotofourfeetlong,flatononesideandroundedontheother,withasharpedge.Thereareseveralkindsofboomerangs.Theyareusedforwar,forhunting,andforamusement.Thewell-known"return"boomerangisreallyatoy.Instead

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ofgoingstraightforward,itslowlyrisesintheair.Itwhirlsaroundinacurvedlineuntilitreachesacertainheight,afterwhichitreturnstothethrower.Thiseffectisproducedbytheactionoftheaironthebulgingsideoftheboomerang.Theothertypesareeffectiveweaponsbecauseoftheirsizeandirregularmotion.Itissaidthatwithoneoftheseweapons,anativecancutssmallanimalintwoatadistaneeof400feet.

16.Theboomerangis“remarkable”probablybecauseof.

A.itsunusualandvariedperformance

B.itsgreatsizeandweight

C.itsabilitytowithstandstress

D.itsmannerofconstruction

17.Thereadermayassumethat.

A.theboomerangisnotusefulbeyond400feet

B.theboomerangistheonlyweaponinventedbyprimitiveman

C.boomerangsusedforhuntingandwararesimilar

D.manyboomerangsarelostinhunting

Passage2

SequoyahwasayoungCherokeeIndian,sonofawhitetraderandanIndiansquaw.Atanearlyage,hebecamefascinatedby“thetalkingleaf”,anexpressionthatheusedtodescribethe

white-man'swrittenrecords.Althoughmanybelievedthis“talkingleaf”tobeagiftfromthe

GreatSpirit,Sequoyahrefusedtoacceptthattheory.LikeotherIndiansoftheperiod,hewasilliterate,buthisdeterminationtoremedythesituationledtotheinventionofaunique86-characteralphabetbasedonthesoundpatternsthatheheard.

Hisfamilyandfriendsthoughthimmad,hutwhilerecuperatingfromahuntingaccident,hediligentlyandindependentlysetouttocreateaformofcommunicationforhisownpeopleaswellasforotherIndians.In1821,aftertwelveyearsofwork,hehadsuccessfullydevelopedawrittenlanguagethatwouldenablethousandsofIndianstoreadandwrite.

Sequoyah'sdesiretopreservewordsandeventsforlatergenerationshascausedhimtoberememberedamongtheimportantinventors.ThegiantredwoodtreesofCalifornia,called

“sequoias”inhishonor,willfurtherimprinthisnameinhistory.

18.WhatisthemostimportantmasonthatSequoyahwillberemembered?

A.Californiaredwoodswerenamedinhishonor.

B.Hewasilliterate.

C.Hecreatedauniquealphabet.

D.Herecoveredfromhismadnessandhelpedmankind.

19.HowdidSequoyah'sfamictiteOiisideaofdevelopinghisown“talkingleaf”？

A.Theyarrangedforhishuntingaccident.

B.Theythoughthewascrazy.

C.Theydecidedtohelphim.

D.Theyaskedhimtoteachthemtoreadandwrite.

20.WhatpromptedSequoyahtodevelophisalphabet?

A.Peoplewerewritingthingsabouthimthathecouldn'tread

B.Hewantedtobefamous.

C.Afterhishuntingaccident,heneededsomethingtokeephimbusy.

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D.Hewantedthehistoryofhispeoplepreservedforfuturegenerations.

21.Thewordilliteratemeansmostnearly.

A.fierce

B.poor

C.abandoned

D.unabletoreadorwrite

22.HowwouldyoudescribeSequoyah?

A.determined

B.mad

C.backward

D.meek

23.Whichofthefollowingisnottrue?

A.SequoyahdevelopedaformofwritingwiththehelpoftheCherokeetribe.

B.Sequoyahwasaveryobservantyoungman.

C.Sequoyahspenttwelveyearsdevelopinghisalphabet.

D.Sequoyahwashonoredbyhavingsometreesnamedafterhim.

Passage3

Eversincehumanshaveinhabitedtheearth,theyhavemadeuseofvariousformsofcommunication.Generally,thisexpressionofthoughtsandfeelingshasbeenintheformoforalspeech.Whenthereisalanguageharder,communicationisaccomplishedthroughsignlanguageinwhichmotionsstandforletters,words,andideas.Tourists,thedeaf,andthemutehavehadtoresorttothisformofexpression.Manyofthesesymbolsofwholewordsareverypicturesqueandexactandcanbeusedinternationally;spelling,however,cannot.

Bodylanguagetransmitsideasorthoughtsbycertainactions,eitherintentionallyorunintentionally.Awinkcanbeawayofflirtingorindicatingthatthepartyisonlyjoking.Anodsignifiesapproval,whileshakingtheheadindicatesanegativereaction.

OtherformsofnonlinguisticlanguagecanbefoundinBraille（asystemofraiseddotsreadwiththefingertips）,signalflags,Morsecode,andsmokesignals.Roadmapsandpicturesignsalsoguide,warn,andinstructpeople.

Whileverbalizationisthemostcommonformoflanguage,othersystemsandtechniquesalsoexpresshumanthoughtsandfeelings.

24.Whichofthefollowingbestsummarizesthispassage?

A.Whenlanguageisabarrier,peoplewillfindotherformsofcommunication.

B.Everybodyusesonlyoneformofcommunication.

C.Nonlinguisticlanguageisinvaluabletoforeigners.

D.Althoughotherformsofcommunicationexist,verbalizationisthefastest.

25.Whichofthefollowingstatementsisnottrue?

A.Therearemanyformsofcommunicationinexisteneetoday.

B.Verbalizationisthemostcommonformofcommunication.

C.Thedeafandmuteuseanoralformofcommunication.

D.Ideasandthoughtscanbetransmittedbybodylanguage.

26.Whichformotherthanoralspeechwouldbemostcommonlyusedamongblindpeople?

A.picturesignB.BrailleC.bodylanguageD.signalflags

27.Howmanydifferentformsofcommunicationarementionedhere?

A.5

B.7

C.9

D.11

28.Signlanguageissaidtobeverypicturesqueandexactandcanbeusedinternationallyexcept

for.

A.spelling

B.ideas

C.wholewords

D.expressions

Passage4

Islamiclawisaparticularlyinstructiveexampleof“sacredlaw”.Islamiclawisaphenomenonsodifferentfromallotherformsoflaw--notwithstanding,ofcourse,aconsiderableandinevitablenumberofcoincidenceswithoneortheotherofthemasfarassubjectmatterandpositiveenactmentsareconcernedthatitsstudyisindispensableinordertoappreciateadequatelythefullrangeofpossiblelegalphenomena.Eventhetwootherrepresentativesofsacredlawthatarehistoricallyandgeographicallynearesttoit,JewishlawandRomanCatholicCanonlaw,areperceptiblydifferent.

BothJewishlawandCanonlawaremoreuniformthanIslamiclaw.ThoughhistoricallythereisadiscerniblebreakbetweenJewishlawofthesovereignstateofancientIsraelandtheDiaspora（thedispersionofJewishpeopleaftertheconquestofIsrael