北京大学年博士研究生入学考试试题doc.docx

1、北京大学年博士研究生入学考试试题doc北京大学2004年博士研究生入学考试试题2006-08-16 10:56:00 Part One Listening Comprehension （略） Part Two Structure and Written Expression Directions: In each question decide which of the four choices given will most suitably complete the sentence if inserted at the place marked. Put the letter of yo

2、ur choice on the ANSWER SHEET. (20%) 41. The beauty of the reflected images in the limpid pool was the poignant beauty of things that are_, existing only until the sunset. A. equitable B. ephemeral C. euphonious D. evasive 42. Brooding and hopelessness are the_of Indians in the prairie reservations

3、most of the time. A. occupations B. promises C. frustrations D. transactions 43. What_about that article in the newspaper was that its writer showed an attitude cool enough, professional enough and, therefore, cruel enough when facing that disaster-stricken family. A. worked me out B. knocked me out

4、 C. brought me up D. put me forward44. _considered the human body aesthetically satisfactory. A. Neither prehistoric cave man nor late-industrial urban man B. Nor prehistoric cave man or late-industrial urban man C. No prehistoric cave man nor late-industrial urban man D. Neither prehistoric cave ma

5、n or late-industrial urban man 45. Not until the 1980s_in Beijing start to find ways to preserve historic buildings from destruction. A. some concerned citizens B. some concerning citizens C. did some concerning citizens D. did some concerned citizens 46. The buttocks are_most other parts in the bod

6、y. A. likely less to cause fatal damage than B. likely less causing fatal damage to C. less likely to cause fatal damage than D. less likey to cause fatal damage to 47. The concept of internet,_has intrigued scientists since the mid-20th century. A. the transmission of images, sounds and messages ov

7、er distances B. transmitting of images, sounds and messages along distances C. to transmit images, sounds and messages on distance D. the transmissibility of images, sounds and messages for distances 48. Because of difficulties in getting a visa, the students had to_the idea of applying for study in

8、 the United States.A. reduce B. yield C. relinquish D. waver 49. His request for a day off_by the manager of the company. A. was turned off B. was turned down C. was put down D. was put away 50. The index of industrial production_last year. A. raised up by 4 per cent B. rose up with 4 per cent C.aro

9、se up with 4 per cent D. went up by 4 per cent 51. Please_if you ever come to Sydney. A. look at me B. look me up C. look me out D. look to me 52. British hopes of a gold medal in the Olympic Games suffered_yesterday, when Hunter failed to qualify during the preliminary heats. A. a sharp set-back B.

10、 severe set-back C. a severe blown-up D. sharp blown-up 53. By the end of the year 2004, he_in the army for 40 years. A. will have served B. will serve C. will be serving D. will be served 54. _there was an epidemic approaching, Mr. Smith_the invitation to visit that area. A. If he knew, would have

11、declined B. If he had known, would decline C. Had he known, would decline D. Had he known, would have declined 55. In the dark they could not see anything clear, but could_. A. hear somebody mourn B. hear somebody mourning C. hear somebody mourned D. hear somebody had been mourning 56. The team lead

12、er of mountain climbers marked out_. A. that seemed to be the best route B. what seemed to be the best route C. which seemed to be the best route D. something that to be the best route 57. The scheme was so impracticable that I refused even_. A. to consider supporting it B. considering to support it

13、 C. to considering to support it D. considering supporting it 58. Among the first to come and live in North America_, who later prospered mainly in New England. A. had been Dutch settlers B. Dutch settlers were there C. were Dutch settlers D. Dutch settlers had been there 59. The cargo box has a lab

14、el_on it. Please handle it with care. A. “flexible” B. “break” C. “fragile” D. “stiff” 60. _we wish him prosperous, we have objections to his ways of obtaining wealth. A. Much as B. As much C. More as D. As well as Part Four Cloze Test Directions: Fill in each numbered blank in the following passage

15、 with ONE suitable word to complete the passage. Put your answers on the ANSWER SHEET. (10%) Flowers for the Dead Since flowers symbolize new life, it may seem inappropriate to have them at funerals. Yet people in many cultures top coffins or caskets with wreaths and garlands and put blossoms on the

16、 graves of the (76) _. This custom is part of a widespread, long-lived pattern. Edwin Daniel Wolff speculated that floral tributes to the dead are an outgrowth of the grave goods of ancient (77)_. In cultures that firmly believed in an (78)_, and believed further that the departed could enter that a

17、fterlife only (79) _they took with them indications of their worldly status, it was a necessity to bury the dead with material goods: hence the wives and animals that were killed to accompany (80)_rulers, the riches (81)_with Egyptian pharaohs, and the coins that Europeans used to place on the depar

18、ted persons eyes as payment for the Stygian ferryman. In time, as economy modified tradition, the actual (82)_goods were replaced (83)_symbolic representations. In China, for example, gold and silver paper became a stand-in (84)_real money. Eventually even the symbolic significance became obscured.

19、Thus, Wolff said, flowers may be the (85)_step in “three well-marked stages of offerings to the dead: the actual object, its substitute in various forms, and finally mere tributes of respect.” Part Five Proofreading Directions: This part consists of a short passage. In this passage, there are altoge

20、ther 10 mistakes, one in each underlined sentence or part of a sentence. You may have to change a word, add a word or just delete a word. If you change a word, cross it out with a slash () and write the correct word near it. If you add a word, write the missing word between the words (in brackets) i

21、mmediately before and after it. If you delete a word, cross it out with a slash (). Put your answers on the ANSWER SHEET. (10%) Examples: e.g.1 (86) The meeting begun 2 hours ago. Correction in the ANSWER SHEET: (86) begun began e.g.2 (87) Scarcely they settled themselves in their seats in the theat

22、re when the curtains went up. Correction in the ANSWER SHEET: (87) (Scarcely) had (they) e.g.3 (88) Never will I not do it again. Correction in the ANSWER SHEET: (88) not (86) Homes could start been connected to the Internet through electrical outlets. (87) In this way, consumers and business may fi

23、nd easier to make cheaper telephone calls under new rules that the Federal Communications Commission began preparing on Thursday. (88) Taking together, the new rules could profoundly affect the architecture of the Internet and the services it provides. (89) They also have enormous implications for c

24、onsumers, the telephone and energy industries, equipment manufacturers. Michael K. Powell, the F. C. C. chairman, and his two Republican colleagues on the five-member commission said that (90) a 4-to-1 vote on Thursday to allow a small company providing computer-to-computer phone connections to oper

25、ate in different rules from ordinary phone companies, would ultimately transform the telecommunications industry and the Internet. (91) “This is a reflecting of the commissions commitment to bring tomorrows technology to consumers today,” said Mr. Powell. He added that (92)the rules governing the ne

26、w phone services sought to make them as wide available as e-mail, (93) and possibly much less expensive than traditional phones, and given their lower regulatory costs. At the same time, (94) once while the rules allowing delivery of the Internet through power lines are completed, (95) companies cou

27、ld provide consumers with the ability to plug their modems directly into wall sockets, just like they do with a toaster, or a desk lamp.Part Six Writing Directions: Write a short composition of about 250 to 300 words on the topic given below. And write the composition on the ANSWER SHEET. (15%) Topi

28、c: Epidemic Diseases and Public Health Crises 试 题 详 解 Part One Listening Comprehension (略） Part Two Structure and Written Expression 41. B 42. A 43. B 44. A 45. D 46. C 47. A 48. C 49. B 50. D 51. B 52. A 53. A 54. D 55. B 56. B 57. A 58. C 59. C 60. APart Three Reading Comprehension . Passage One 6

29、1. C 62. C 63. A 64. C Passage Two 65. D 66. B 67. A Passage Three 68. B 69. D 70. B . (71) If you are seriously ill, its good for you not to be panic and depressed. (72) Medical researchers, among whom Galen, an ancient Greek doctor, is the first one, have found out that depression can not only result in other illness but also aggravate existing ones. (73) Once the