北京大学考博英语2013年试题及答案解析.pdf

北京大学考博英语2013年试题及答案解析.pdf

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专业权威轻松快乐北大考博英语历年真题1/24北京大学北京大学2013年博士研究生入学考试英语试题年博士研究生入学考试英语试题PartOne:

ListeningComprehensionSectionA（10%）Directions:

Inthissectionyouwillhear3passages.EachpassagewillbereadonlyONCE.Attheendofeachpassage,therewillbeapause.Listencarefullytothepassagesandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.MarkyourchoiceontheAnswerSheet.PassageOneQuestions1to3arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.1.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaboutheartdisease?

A.Itkills2.6millionpeopleallovertheworldeachyear.B.ItisamajordiseaseinWesterncountries.C.Itiscausedbythebloodsupplythatnourishestheheartmuscle.D.Itcancausethebloodvesselstobecomeblocked.2.WhatcanwelearnfromthestudyinEnglandandScotland?

A.Therearemoremeatandfisheatersthanvegetariansinthestudy.B.32%ofthepeopleinthestudyarevegetarians.C.Peoplewhohavenormalbloodpressureandahealthyweight-areeligibleforthestudy.D.Novegetariansdiedfromheartdiseaseinthestudy.3.WhatdidTracyParkerfromtheBritishHeartFoundationsuggest?

A.Eatingmorevegetableswouldresultinahealthyheart.B.Vegetariansshouldeatfoodshighinsaturatedfatandsalt,too.C.Weshouldtrytoavoidmeatinourdiet.D.Vegetarianshadbettereatmeattocompensateforanylostvitaminsandminerals.PassageTwoQuestions4to6arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.4.WhichofthefollowingstatementsinNOTtrueabouttheChineseversionofJamesJoycesnovelFinnegansWake?

A.Ittookthetranslator8yearstotranslate.B.Itwassopopularamongreadersthatasecondeditionwasbeingprinted.C.Thefirstrunof8,000copiessoldoutinlessthanamonth.D.ItwasoneofthebestsellersinShanghailastweek.5.WhatdidthetranslatorMs.Daisayaboutherwork?

A.Herworkwasnotfaithfultotheoriginalintentofthenovel.B.Shehadtriedtomakeherworkascomplexastheoriginal.C.Shehadtriedtomakeherworkeasytounderstand.D.Shewasnotsurprisedthatherworkhadbecomeahitinthecountry.6.Howdidsomecriticsexplainthe“FinnegansWake”phenomenoninChina?

A.ItsbecausethestreamofconsciousnessstylewaswarmlyreceivedbyChinesereaders.B.Itsbecausethedemandfortranslationofforeign-languagenovelsexploded.C.ItsbecausethetranslationofthehighbrownoveltickledsomeChinesereadersvanity.专业权威轻松快乐北大考博英语历年真题2/24D.ItsbecauseChinesereaderswereinterestedinthenovelistwhowasmentallyill.PassageThreeQuestions7to10arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.7.Talkingabouttheworldsmostprolifickillers,whichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedbythespeaker?

A.SharksB.LionsC.CatsD.Rodents8.Howmanybirdsdodomesticcatskilleachyear?

A.Between1.4billionand3.7billionB.20billionC.33birdspeciesD.14%ofallbirdspecies9.Whyhaveresearcherscalledonauthoritiestodealwithcats?

A.Becausethepopulationofcatsisincreasing.B.Becausecatsarefinelytunedkillersundertheguiseofcute,cuddlyfriends.C.Becausecatshavecausedspeciesextinctionsandaffecttheintegrityofourecosystems.D.Becausecatsdontplayintegralrolesinourecosystems.10.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaboutfree-rangingdomesticcats?

A.Theyhavethesamehuntingstrategiesaslionsandtigersdo.B.Theyareallowedtoleavehomeandgoanywheretheywant.C.Theirownersusuallywatchoverthem.D.Theirownersarepleasedwhentheytakedeadanimalshome.SectionB（10%）Directions:

InthissectionyouwillhearatalkaboutAmericanliterature.Whilelistening,focusonthemajorpointsanddonotforgettotakenotes.Afterthat,completethefollowingoutlinebyfillingintheblanksnumberedfromB1toB20withkeywords.ThetalkwillbereadTWICE.TherewillbeaOneMinutepausebetweenthefirstandthesecondreading.ThenyouwillhaveanotherOneMinutetocheckyourworkafterthesecondreading.WriteyouranswersonANSWERSHEET

（2）.-OUTLINEMovementTitleTimePeriodOriginsCoreBeliefsandImportantFiguresTranscendentalismB1s1860sNewB2,thenortheasternpartoftheUSThewritersshowedadifferencefromBritishwriters,BritishculturaltraditionandB3.IndividualsdidnotneedB4B5.IndividualswereencouragedtobeB6onthemselves.RalphWaldoEmerson:

publishedNatureinB7.Romanticism1830s1870sBritishandB8ItiscenteredonstrongB9andimaginationratherthanB10thought.AmericanworksalsofocusontheB11andonhumanB12.EdgarAllenPoe:

bestknownfortalesfilledwithB13.WemightnowcallhisworkB14stories.专业权威轻松快乐北大考博英语历年真题3/24B151870s1920sFranceThewritersfocusedoneventsthatwereusualandtypicalratherthanB16orB17.ManywriterswroteaboutrealconditionsofrealpeopletoeducatetheB18B19.MarkTwain:

wroteabouteverydaylifeintheB20statesoftheUS.PartTwo:

StructureandWrittenExpression（15%）Directions:

Foreachquestiondecidewhichofthefourchoicesgiv