北京大学博士研究生入学考试英语真题附绝对权威答案.docx

1、北京大学博士研究生入学考试英语真题附绝对权威答案北京大学2006年博士研究生入学考试试题考试科目：英语 考试时间：2006年3月18日招生专业：全校各专业 研究方向：各研究方向Part One: Listening ComprehensionThere are 3 sections in this part.In sections A and B you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then choose the correct answer for each question. Mark your choices

2、on your ANSWER SHEET.Section A: Conversations (5%)Directions: In this section you will hear several conversations. Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Questions 1 to 3 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be gi

3、ven 15 seconds to answer the questions.Now listen to the conversation. 1. Which is NOT the purpose of Mr. Lewis visit?A. To see friends.B. To give concerts.C. To vacation.D. To give private lessons.2. What kind of cello did Mr. Lewis use when he was eight?A. A full-sized cello.B. A half-sized cello.

4、C. A two-thirds-sized cello.D. It is not mentioned.3. What is true about Mr. Lewis cello?A. He always takes it with him.B. It was made by his uncle.C. He borrowed it from his uncle.D. He got a seat free for his cello.Questions 4 to 7 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the convers

5、ation, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions.Now listen to the conversation.4. What is the main purpose of the research?A. To make preparations for a new publication.B. To learn how couples spend their weekends.C. To know how housework is shared.D. To investigate what people do at the

6、 weekend.5. What does the man do on Fridays?A. He goes to exercise classes.B. He goes sailing.C. He goes to the cinema.D. He stays at home.6. On which day does the couple always go out?A. Friday.B. Saturday.C. Sunday.D. Any weekday. 7. Which personal detail does the man give?A. Surname.B. First name

7、.C. Address.D. Age.Questions 8 to 10 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions.Now listen to the conversation.8. What conclusion can we draw about Mike before he went to the camping school?A. He was eager to do the c

8、ourse.B. He had done outdoor activities.C. He enjoyed life in the open.D. He was reluctant and timid.9. Mike participated in all the following activities EXCEPT _.A. hiking.B. canoeingC. swimmingD. camping10. Which of the following words is most appropriate to describe Mike after the camping school?

9、A. Independent.B. Strong.C. Determined.D. Persistent.Section B: Talks (5%)Directions: In this section, you will hear several talks. Listen to the talks carefully and then answer the questions that follow.Questions 11 to 13 are based on the following talk. At the end of the talk, you will be given 15

10、 seconds to answer the questions.Now listen to the talk. 11. What happened on January 27th, 1967?A. Three men were injured during a fire.B. One man died during the fire accident.C. A fire started inside a spaceship.D. A spaceship was launched.12. What happened in 1981?A. The space program was suspen

11、ded.B. Five men were injured during an accident.C. The accident occurred before the rehearsal.D. No accident happened that year.13. What does the talk say about accidents？A. Accidents are unavoidable.B. Accidents can be avoided.C. Human beings are always careless.D. There should be more precautions.

12、Questions 14 to 17 are based on the following talk. At the end of the talk, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the talk.14. BBCs weather forecast is a _ program.A. seldom watchedB. little knownC. newD. popular15. Weather observations come from all the following sourc

13、es EXCEPT _.A. computersB. satellitesC. the groundD. radar16. What does the talk say about BBCs forecasters?A. They read from script.B. They are professional.C. They use a map for presentation.D. They care about their clothes.17. What does the talk say about British television viewers?A. They rememb

14、er what they saw on weather forecasts.B. They like talking about weather instead of watching. C. They pay more attention to the style of the presenters.D. They watch and remember what is necessary. Questions 18 to 20 are based on the following talk. At the end of the talk, you will be given 15 secon

15、ds to answer the questions. Now listen to the talk.18. Which is NOT showing an increase this year?A. Number of tourists.B. Holiday travelers.C. Shopping.D. Dining and entertaining.19. What does the talk say about this years business travelers?A. There are fewer business travelers.B. There are more b

16、usiness travelers.C. The number remains the same as last years.D. It is not mentioned in the talk.20. Which is the largest single visitor expenditure?A. Hotel accommodation.B. Meals.C. Shopping.D. Entertainment. Section C: Spot Dictation (10%)Directions: In this section you are going to hear a repor

17、t on the strong link between sleep and fatal accident. Some words are taken out and you are expected to fill in the missing words as you listen. The report will be read TWICE and you will have one minute to check your work. Then put your answers on ANSWER SHEET (2).Now listen to the report. Inadequa

18、te rest means a weaker (C1)_ system, laying the body open to a whole(C2) _ of illnesses. On the average a man needs seven hours of sleep a day and a woman seven and a (C3)_ hours. Six hours of (C4) _ sleep is better than tenhours of (C5)_ and turning, however. People who sleep less than six hours a

19、night are(C6) _ for an early death. Some people (C7)_ that they can get by with little sleep when necessary. But experts think these people are (C8) _ themselves. Between sleep (C9)_ and fatal accidents there is an obvious (C10) _. People who get (C11) _ sleep or poor quality sleep have a higher ris

20、k of (C12) _ on the road. They are more likely to fall asleep at the (C13) _ and kill people or get killed. Professional drivers and (C14) _ workers are most likely to take the (C15) _.The performance at work also (C16) _ because of sleep deprivation. The pressures of work deprive people of sleep. T

21、o make it up, they try to (C17) _ catnaps. But experts are a little (C18) _ about the benefits ofcatnapping. They tell us that the catnap can never be a (C19) _ for proper sleep. For victims of (C20) _ , catnapping in the day is the worst thing they can possiblydo. (This is the end of listening comp

22、rehension.) Part Two: Structure and Written Expression (20%)Directions: In each question decide which of the four choices given will most suitably complete the sentence if inserted at the place marked. Mark your choices on the ANSWER SHEET.21. The nuclear family a self-contained, self-satisfying uni

23、t composed of father, mother and children. A. refers to B. defines C. describes D. devotes to22. Some polls show that roughly two-thirds of the general public believe that elderly Americans are by social isolation and loneliness. A. reproached B. favored C. plagued D. reprehended 23. In addition to

24、bettering group and individual performance, cooperation the quality of interpersonal relationship. A. ascends B. compels C. enhances D. prefers 24. In the past 50 years, there _ a great increase in the amount of research _ on the human brain. A. wasdid B. has been to be done C. was doing D. has been

25、done25. “I must have eaten something wrong. I feel like_. “We told you not to eat at a restaurant. Youd better _ _ at home when you are not in the shape.” A. to throw up to eat B. throwing up eating C. to throw up. eat D. throwing up. eat26. Parents have to show due concerns to their childrens creat

26、ivity and emotional output; otherwise what they think beneficial to the kids might probably _ their enthusiasm and aspirations. A. hold back B. hold to C. hold down D. hold over27. According to psychoanalysis, a persons attention is attracted _ _ by the intensity of different signals by their contex

27、t, significance, and information content. A. not less than.as B. asjust as C. so muchas D. not so much . as28. They moved to Portland in 1998 and lived in a big house, _ _ to the south.A. the windows of which opened B. the windows of it opened C. its windows opened D. the windows of which opening29.

28、 The lady who has _ for a night in the dead of the winter later turned out to be a distant relation of his. A. put him up B. put him out C. put him on D. put him in 30. Bystanders, _, _ as they walked past lines of ambulances. A. bloody and covered with dust, looking dazedB. bloodied and covered wit

29、h dust, looked dazedC. bloody and covered with dust, looked dazedD. bloodied and covered with dust, looking dazed31. Hong Kong was not a target for terror attacks, the Government insisted yesterday, as the US _ closed for an apparent security review.A. ConsulationB. ConstitutionC. ConsulateD. Consul

30、ar32. American fans have selected Yao in a vote for the All-Star game _ the legendaryONeal, who _ the “Great Wall” at the weekend as the Rockets beat the Los AngelesLakers.A. in head of, ran onB. in head of, ran intoC. ahead of, ran ontoD. ahead of, ran into33. Professional archivists and librarians have the resources to duplicate materials in other formats and the expertise to retrieve materials trapped in _ computers.A. abstractB. obsoleteC. obstinateD. obese34. She always prints important documents and stores a backup set at