北京航空航天大学基础英语考研真题参考答案.docx

1、北京航空航天大学基础英语考研真题参考答案北京航空航天大学2005年硕士研究生入学考试试题 科目代码：721 基础英语I. Vocabulary and Structure(40 points，l40)Part1Directions：Choose one of the four alternatives which is closest in meaning to the underlined word or phrase and mark the corresponding letter.1. “The giant was big” is a tautological statement，to

2、 say the least. A. tight B. redundant C. illogical D. relative2.There is an embargo on any more video games coming into the house.A.1anding place B. prohibition C. violation D. permission3.Youngsters are usually more impetuous than old people.A. impatient B. immature C. impulsive D. imperial4.Unfort

3、unately.Ill spend the weekend doing a bunch of prosaic chores. A. dull B. practical C. trivial D. rhyming5.The crowd at the town meeting found the mayors assurance t00 glib. A. sarcastic B. flashy C. malicious D. readily fluent6.Gazing at the crystalline lake，I decided it was too beautiful to swim i

4、n. A. breakable B. futuristic C. delicate D. sparkling7.We cannot vacillate on the question of the partys leadership. A. lead B. doubt C. check D. repeat8.It is more difficult for a chronic smoker to give up the habit than for a novice. but it can be done A .affluent B. confirmed C. disciplined D. i

5、ndecisive9.They were furious when one of their best managers was poached by another company A. headhunted B. punched C. plundered D. probed10.The ink had faded with time and so pans of the letter were unreadableA. indelible B. inscrutable C. illegible D. illegitimate1l.She bristled at the suggestion

6、 that she had been dishonest A. bridled B. bridged C. breathed D. boasted12.Investors should study a prospectus before putting money into a big company A. positive outlook B. banking agreement C. profitandloss statement D. formal business document13.The real hero is never ostentatious A. frivolous B

7、. pretentious C. presumptuous D. ponderous14 If you have never held a driving license before，you should apply for a provisional licenseA. providential B. temporary C. provincial D .improvised15 John Smith is a voracious book collector A. vicious B. luxurious C. insatiable D. valuable16.I dont think

8、we should make precipitate decisions. A. precipitous B. precocious C. precarious D. precautious17.You need an excursion to break the monotony.A. gaunt B. jaunt C. vaunt D. taunt18.The government appears in a quandary about what to do with so many people A. border B. marshy ground C. dilemma D. situa

9、tionl9.It was an auspicious beginning to her career as an author A. unexpected B. interesting C. favorable D. doubtful 20.The governor was usually circumspect when dealing with the media. A. skilled B. cautious C. impatient D. obedientPart IIDirections：Choose one from the four alternatives that best

10、 completes the sentence and mark the corresponding letter21.The children were having a wonderful time _on the frozen lake A. slipping B. slithering C. skidding D. sliding22.The campers _their tent in a sheltered valley A. established B. installed C. pitched D. fixed23.Human behavior is mostly a prod

11、uct of learning，whereas the behavior of an animal depends mainly on_A. response B. impulse C. instinct D. consciousness24.The cultural traditions of the invaders slowly _the practices of the island dwellers A. spread B. perpetuated C. permeated D. reinforced25.He had always had a good opinion of him

12、self but after the publication of his bestselling novel he became unbearably_ A. bigoted B. proud C. conceited D. exaggerated26.This is the _piano on which the composer created some of his greatest works A. actual B. real C. original D. genuine27.Although，_new deposits of oil will be found，sooner or

13、 later，the worlds supply will be exhausted A. in all likelihood B. in all possibility C. in all circumstances D. in all conditions28.I should like to rent a house，modern，comfortable and _in a quiet position.A. before all B. above all C. first of all D. over all 29.He came to inspect the house _buyin

14、g it A. in the event of B. with a view to C. in case of D. with regard to30.Lets notover such a trifle!A. fall through B. fall off C. fall out D. fall back31.He is a clever mimic who can take _most of the lectures in his college A. over B. down C. Off D. for32.He tried for forgery in a law court but

15、 was lucky enough to_A. get on B. get off C. get through D. get Out33.The captain turned _early that night not realizing that the icebergs were SO close A. in B. down C. into D. off34.You promised you would do it Why did you go _on your word? A. back B. away C. over D by35.The numerals have become，_

16、his friends and he knows all their relations and acquaintances A. as it is B. as it was C. as it were D. as they are36.A safety analysis _the target as a potential danger. Unfortunately, it was never done A. would identify. B. will identify C. would have identified D. will have identified37.Jennifer

17、 took this opportunity to repay her friends for their kindness _she would have had to entertain them in her small apartment in Charlotte town A. Otherwise B. However C. But D. Nevertheless38.The window is never opened _in summer A. but B. except C. when D. while39.Generally，prompt cooling and proper

18、 refrigeration of foods Can hold _bacteria in foods to a safe level.A. a number of B. the number of C. an amount of D. a quantity of 40.Jean Wagners most enduring contribution to the study of AfroAmerican poetry is his insistence that it _in religious. as well as worldly, frame of reference. A. is t

19、o be analyzed B. has been analyzed C. be analyzed D. should have been analyzedII. Error spotting(20 points，l20)Directions：Decide which underlined part is incorrect and mark the corresponding letter41.The process depends, however, upon the drawer，cupboard and storage space being Aprovided，for the 1ac

20、k of which some things may literally have no place to goB C D42.Immediately after I put my head on it，I got to understand that translation wasnt asA Bmechanical a job as I had held it to beC D43.Living in a remote country village，many forms of entertainment are in accessible to A B C Dus44.Thousands

21、 of people died even though there was a worldwide effort to send food A B Cand medicine to the starved people D45.The government deems it essential that people are psychologically able to resist the A Bimpact brought about by the transition from planned economy to marketoriented C DEconomy46.At seei

22、ng him，I couldnt resist laughing because his suit hung loosely, as if tailored A B Cfor someone twice his size D47.What is often stressed in most of the literature，an objective of Women Lib is to do A B Caway with unfair discrimination against women D48.If ambition is to be well regarded, the reward

23、 of ambitionwealth，distinction. A Bcontrol over ones destinymust be deemed worthy of the sacrifices made on Cambitions behalf D49.Mr Smith regretted to blame his secretary for the mistake，for he later discovered it A Bwas his own faultC D50.Nowhere but in Europe we have seen the results so clearly，w

24、hich really have A B Csurprised us all51.The parent as teacher-counselor acts in accord with the developmental model of Achild rearing. by which the child is viewed as an extremely plastic organism with B Cvirtually unlimited potential for growth and development D52.For every patient with AIDS，it is

25、 estimated that there are 10 times as many as ARC， Aor AIDSRelated Complex, a precursor to the full blown disease，and 50 times as many B Cwho already have been infected with the agent human immunodeficiency virus. or HIV D53.If only the nature of the aging process is better understood the possibilit

26、y of A Bdiscovering a medicine that Can block the fundamental process of aging seems very C Dremote54.As far as the great demand for means of transport is concerned. we can develop A Bmass transit to take place of private cars.C D55.Computer technology makes it Possible to store vast amounts of data

27、 in machine A Breadable files，and program computers to locate specific information C D56.Once an occupation came to be received to be “female”，employers showed littleAinterest in changing that perception even when higher profits were expected to be B C Dgained57.It is inevitable that the natural res

28、ources throughout the world are diminished as the A Bdemand for them is on the increaseC D58.The men who wrote the United States Constitution did the best they could on the A Bface of circumstances which confronted them at the timeC D59.I am sure one of the main reasons why boys and girls are such g

29、ood companions A Btoday is that they are no longer afraid of showing their feeling towards each other C D60.The data received from the two spacecrafts whirling around Mars indicate that there A B Cis much evidence that huge thunderstorms are occurring about the equator of the planet DIII. Cloze(10 p

30、oints，ll0)Directions：Fill in each underlined space with one word that best suits the context of the following passageToday it is out of fashion to speak in 61 of characters But there is no more essential aspect of any person.Character is made up of those principles and values that give your 62 direc

31、tion，meaning and depth These constitute your inner sense of 63 is right and wrong based not on laws or rules of conduct 64 on who you are They include 65 traits as integrity，honesty，courage，fairness and generosity-which arise 66 the hard choice we have to 67 in life So wrong is simply in doing wrong. not in getting, caught68 some people wonder if our inner values 69 anymore After a11, hasnt our noted bank executive succeeded in every. visible way，70 his transgressions (错误, 过失) ?VI Tra