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1、1 北京航空航天大学基础英语6北京航空航天大学基础英语考研真题及详解（2012-2013）北京航空航天大学2013年基础英语考研真题I. Vocabulary and structure (20 points)Directions: There are four choices in each of the following sentences. Decide which one is correct and mark the correct answer on the Answer Sheet.1. She had to exercise all her _ to prevent clas

2、hes between the two opinionated guests.A) tacks B) tactics C) tarts D) trunks2. His _ behavior shows that hes honest, but he seems rude to some people. A) forehead B) degenerate C) forthright D) forming3. The right of citizens to vote shall not be denied or abridged on account of race, color, or pre

3、vious condition of _.A) simulation B) solitude C) seclusion D) servitude4. Doubt and mistrust could creep into our lives, _ personal and professional relationships.A) converting B) corresponding C) consoling D) corroding5. Dramatic literature often _ the history of a culture in that it takes as its

4、subject matter the important events that have shaped and guided the culture.A) confounds B) repudiates C) recapitulates D) anticipates6. Contrary to the popular conception that it is powered by conscious objectivity, science often operates through error, happy accidents, _ and persistence in spite o

5、f mistakes.A) fact B) controls C) hunches D) deductions7. Compared with their parties, politicians are _: they are considerably less enduring than the organizations in which they function.A) ubiquitous B) autonomous C) transitory D) fickle8. Researchers _ that genes may determine the strength of the

6、 immune system, which could help explain how an infectious disease could have a hereditary link.A) evaluate B) estimate C) speculate D) anticipate9. The writer has gained such popularity with his readers that even his inanities are now considered _.A) trenchant B) vacuous C) speculative D) allusive1

7、0. The idealized paintings of nature produced in the eighteenth century are evidence that the medieval _ natural settings had been _ and that the outdoors now could be enjoyed without trepidation.A) fear of.exorcised B) concerns about.regained C) affection for.surmounted D) disinterest in.alleviated

8、11. The river was _ with industrial waste from the nearby factory.A) irradiated B) corrupted C) contaminated D) fragmented12. Nonviolent demonstrations often create such tensions that a community that has constantly refused to _ its injustices is forced to correct them: the injustices can no longer

9、beA) acknowledge.ignored B) decrease.verifiedC) tolerate.accepted D) address.eliminated13. In order to be successful in life, one needs to _ in spite of lifes challenges. A) perpetuate B) persevere C) preserve D) pretend14. Despite the fact that the book promises a complete rethinking of the factors

10、 contributing to the conflict, the picture that the book paints is _: the causes it suggests are more orthodox than_.A) unique; innovative B) commonplace; imitative C) controversial; radical D) familiar; revisionist15. The belief that science destroys the arts appears to be supported by historical e

11、vidence that the arts have _ only when the sciences have been _.A) declined.attacked B) flourished.neglected C) matured.unconcerned D) succeeded.developed16. _. Scholars hold differing opinions. Some trace the roots of Chicanos in the United States all the way back to the earliest migrations across

12、the Bering Strait. Others start with Aztec society to demonstrate the historical continuities between contemporary Chicanos and their Aztec ancestors. A third group identifies the “Spanish Borderlands” period (1540-1820) as the earliest phase of Chicano history.A) When does Chicano history begin?B)

13、There is continuing interest in Chicano history.C) Chicano history has fascinated scholars for many years.D) Few are concerned about setting a precise date for the origin of Chicano history.17. Many Easterners think that all California college students surf every day, wear sunglasses indoors as well

14、 as outdoors (even on rainy days), and mingle with the superstars daily. _. A recent survey of students on a large, urban CSU campus revealed that only 2 percent had surfed, and although 40 percent did wear sunglasses, 15 percent of those were doing so on their doctors recommendations. As for the su

15、perstars, barely 10 percent had met a Hollywood actor.A) The possibilities of such stereotypes are endless. B) Stereotypes, however, are often misleading.C) Probably both Easterners and Californians would like to fit all of those stereotypes. D) Most California students do live up to those enviable

16、stereotypes.18. Accompanying the article on humor were pictures of a leering Groucho Marx and a grinning Sigmund Freud, one a brilliant humorist and the other a brilliant analyst whose own study of humor has been largely ignored. The unlikely pair attracted readers to the article, whose author made

17、two major points. Serious studies of humor are rarely undertaken. _.A) Comics would urge us to laugh, not soberly to study laughter.B) What a joke a Freudian analysis of the Marx Brothers would have been. C) The studies that are made are rarely taken seriously.D) Freud was interested in all aspects

18、of the human mind.19. Another area that technology is changing our way of life is entertainment. _. People listened to music in concert halls or at small social gatherings. For many people now however, music is a solitary experience.A) Entertainment was once an activity enjoyed by a group of people.

19、 B) The changes in entertainment is only one case in point.C) Music was once favored by many people, old and young. D) Music, for instance, was once a group experience.20. As researchers on aging noted recently, no treatment on the market today has been proved to slow human aging. _.Those findings s

20、uggest that caloric restriction could delay aging and increase longevity in humans, too.A) And scientists found that rats fed a low-calorie diet lived longer on average than free-feeding rats and also had a reduced incidence of conditions that become increasingly common in old age.B) But one interve

21、ntion, consumption of a low-calorie yet nutritionally balanced diet, works incredibly well in a broad range of animals, increasing longevity and prolonging good health.C) Whats more, animals eating low-calorie diet survived longer than those eating normally, which means that the maximum life span in

22、creased.D) In addition, studies with monkeys demonstrated that calorie-restricted monkeys have lower blood pressure and a decreased likelihood of heart disease.II. Error spotting (20 points)Directions: Decide which underlined part in each of the following sentences is incorrect and mark the correct

23、answer on the Answer Sheet.21. So on that perfect October morning, I stopped Carlos and said, point-blank, “It doesntA Bseem to bother you to be short, I mean.”C D22. What is limiting the realization of the opportunity are the absence of relevant idealsA Bin the minds of the people who are using and

24、 developing and innovating these technologies.C D23. Bernstein and his colleagues assembled a group of liberally-minded citizens fromA BBoulder and a separate group of conservatives from Colorado Springs to discussC Dclimate change, same-sex civil unions, and affirmative action.24. A garden is an ex

25、tension of oneselfor selvesand so it has to be an arena whereA B Cstriving does not cease, but continues in other means.D25. Only the gardener is capable of endlessly reviving so much hope that this year, regardlessA B Cof drought, flood, typhoon, or his own stupidity, this year is going to do it fi

26、ght!D26. Unless a journalist for a major paper or TV network is found to have run a false storyA Bperhaps because it was “too good to check”then his or her career is generally over.C D27. As it is, though, I cannot deny that when April comes I find myself go out to lean on theA Bfence and look at th

27、at miserable plot of land, resolving with all my rational powers not toC D plant it again.28. There was the highly regarded, foreign correspondent who won a prize for articlesAwhich included an interview with a top Taleban official who turned out not exist at all. B C D29. But then, both through som

28、e mistakes or lack of care, the plant began to wither and decline,A Band nothing I did would bring it back to health.C D30. This most important measurement has omitted in the studies of the quality of educationAin this country, the only one, I think, that extends even to children the license to free

29、ly speak,B Cwrite and be creative.D31. The No Child Left Behind law, which marks its sixth anniversary next month, isAthe first federal effort to hold all public K-12 schools accountable to the performanceB Cof their students.D32. If that kind of thing had happened when I had been young, the whole v

30、illage would haveA Bcondemned such an ungrateful son, and his father would surely have given him a goodC Dbeating.33. He sat in front of the young people, his dusty face masking his age, dressed in a plainA B Cbrown suit that did not fit for him.D34. By studying geometry, students can learn what to

31、develop logical arguments throughA B C Ddeductive reasoning.35. So he could not resist the temptation to play a little joke on the education system, whichAhad been thrown into such a panic by the successfully launching of the Russian Sputnik.B C D36. Schools must meet their annual goals for all students and those same goals forAspecified student subgroups, includes members of racial and ethnic minorities,Beconomically disadvantaged students, English-langua