北京大学2014年考博英语真题

北京大学

2014

年考博英语真题

1. _________ before we leave the day after tomorrow, we should have a wonderful

time together.

[A]

Had

they

arrived [B]

Would

they

arrive [C]

Were

they

arriving [D]

Were

they

to arrive

2._________ last year and is now earning his living as an advertising agent.

[A]

He

would

leave

school [B]

He

left

school [C]

He

had

left

school [D]

He has left school

people viewed the findings with caution, noting that a cause-and- effect

relationship between passive smoking and cancer remained _________.

[A] to be shown [B] to have been shown [C] to have shown [D] being shown

4.__________ that should be given priority to.

[A] It is the committee has decided [C] It is what the committee has decided

[B]

It

is

only

the

committee

has

decided [D]

It

is

what

has

the

committee

decided

5. The most interesting new cars may owe __________ the simple wisdom of hiring

a few talented people and allowing them to work.

[A] less local free-spiritedness than [C] to less local free-spiritedness than

to

[B]

less

local

free- spiritedness

than

to [D]

less

to

local

free-spiritedness

than

to

6.

Over

the

years,

Jimmy

Connors

__________

phenomenal

displays

of

tennis

and

temper

—

and at the U.S. Open last week, he exhibited both again.

[A] has treated spectators with [C] has treated spectators

[B] has treated spectator for [D] has treated spectators to

7.

Summer

holidays

spent

on

the

hot

ghetto

streets

are

__________

the

time

middle-class

students

devote

to

camps,

exotic

vacations

and

highly

organized

sports.

[A] as hardly culturally enriching as [C] hardly as culturally enriching as

[B] as hardly enriching culture as [D] hardly as cultural enriching as

8. The major obstacle to the reform in New Orleans, __________, is money.

[A] as is it across the country [C] as it were across the country [B] as it is

across the country [D] as were it across the country

all trees have seeds that fall to the earth, take root, and eventually

__________.

[A] generate new seeds [C] generates new seeds

[B] new seeds generated [D] new seeds are generated

10. The well-maintained facility in San Francisco _________ leagues in virtually

every sport.

[A] were home to [B] was the home of [C] was home to [D] was home of

11.

Students

at

these

schools

test

far

below

the

state

average

in

reading,

and

their

scores have improved only __________.

[A] marginally [B] marvelously [C] martially [D] markably

12. I was in some doubt as to whether the Corporal had __________ us accidentally

on his way out of the town or if he'd been deliberately tasked.

[A]crashed on [B]bumped into [C]fallen against [D]puzzled about

13. In previous time, when fresh meat was in short __________, pigeons were kept

by many households as a source of food.

[A] storage [B] reserve [C] supply [D] provision

14. The hospital denies there is any connection between the disciplinary action

and Dr. Reid

’

s __________ about health problems.

[A] allegiance [B] alliance [C] allegations [D] alliteration

15.

The

organization

issued

a

cry

of

alarm

last

week,

citing

“

__________

evidence

”

that

those

children

are

not

receiving

the

same

quality

of

education

as

their

richer

peers.

[A] comparing [B] completing [C] compelling [D] composing

16.

Since

no

one

could

__________

his

scribbling,

the

chief

editor

decided

to

replace

him with another columnist.

[A] encode [B] decipher [C] clear [D] identify

Fine Art graduates take __________ professional practice as artists, and

this course encourages them to consider their role as artists in the community by

providing opportunities for short-term placements outside the Faculty.

[A] down [B] up [C] out [D] in

18. The statement said the people of Srebrenica __________ to the presidents of

the United States and France to help halt the offensive.

[A] aroused [B] ascribed [C] acclaimed [D] appealed

19. The professor stopped for a drink and then __________ with his lecture on the

Indian culture.

[A] proceeded [B] processed [C] preferred [D] presented

20.

Although

the

false

banknotes

fooled

many

people,

they

did

not

__________

close

examination.

[A] put up with [B] keep up with [C] stand up to [D] look up to

Part III: Reading Comprehension Section A

Directions: Each of the following three passages is followed by some questions.

For each question four answers are given. Read the passages carefully and choose

the best answer to each question. Mark your choices on the ANSWER SHEET. (10%)

Passage One

In

science

the

meaning

of

the

word

“

explain

”

suffers

with

civilization

’

s

every

step in search of reality. Science cannot really explain electricity, magnetism,

and gravitation; their effects can be measured and predicted, but of their nature

no more is known to the modern scientist than to Thales who first speculated on

the

electrification

of

amber.

Most

contemporary

physicists

reject

the

notion

that

man can ever discover what these mysterious forces