北京大学2000年博士生入学考试试题 'Fo*h6=
Part One: Structure & Written Expression 5FtbZ1L
Direction: 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 your choice in the ()JM161
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1. Thomas Wolfe portrayed people so that you came to know their yearnings, their impulses, and h|yv*1/|
their warts----this was effective _____. 7A8jnq7m/
A. motivation B. point of view C. characterization D. background D^=_408\
2. The appeal to the senses known as ______ is especially common in poetry. ldrKk'S,B
A. imaginative B. imaginable C. ingenious D. imagery *6e`km
3. If you've got a complaint, the best thing is to see the person concerned and _____ with him. )s,L:{<
A. tell it B. have it out C. say it D. have it known dl'pl
4. There have been several attempts to introduce gayer colours and styles in men's clothing , but tq}sXt
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5.The retired engineer plunked down $ 50,000 in cash for a mid-size Mercedes as a present for his wife --a purchase ______ ,with money made in the stock market the week before. r|:|\"Yk
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6.He has courage all right, but in matters requiring judgment, he has often been found LH"MJ
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7. Danis Hayes raised the essential paradox and asked how people could have fought so hard ~1`.iA
against environmental degradation _____ themselves now on the verge of losing the war. S9<J\`FG
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8.The once separate issue of environment and development are now ____ linked. Ljq/f&
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9.The need to see that justice is done ____ every decision made in the courts. mwZ
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10. Two thirds of the US basketball players are black, and the number would be greater__ "Fy34T0N
the continuing practice of picking white bench warmers for the sake of balance. >"f,'S5*
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11. No one would have time to read or listen to an account of everything ____ going on in the world. '(5 &Sj/C
A. it is B. there is C. as is D. what is [N$da=`wv
12. If there is the need to compete in a crowd, to battle ______ the edge the surest strategy is to @4B+<,i
develop the unexpected. H;k;%Zg;
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13. Just as there are occupations that require college or even higher degrees _____. WiH%URFB
occupations for which technical training is necessary . xH;qJRHa
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14. It is a myth that the law permits the Food and Drug Administration to ignore requirements for 9qI
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______ drugs while brand-name drugs still must meet these rigid tests. %.r{+m
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15. The very biggest and most murderous wars during the industrial age were intra-industrial r42[pi]F
-wars that ____ Second Wave nations like Germany and Britain against one another W,`u5gbT
A. pitted B. drove C. kept D. embarked 6dV@.(][a
16.The private life of having each individual make his or her own choice of beliefs and interest rFM`ne<zh
_______ without the overarching public world of the state, which sustains a structure of law appropriate to a self-determining association. COOazXtW
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17.From Christianity and the barbarian kingdoms of the west emerged the medieval version of *;7&
politics_____ in ,turn evolved the politics of our modern world. GIWgfE?
A. of which B. from which C. on which D. by which WHBQA\4
18. The Portuguese give a great deal of credit to one man for having promoted sea travel, that man____ Prince Henry the navigator, who lived in the 15th century. ;wbQTp2
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19.Grant was one of a body of men who were self-reliant _______ , who cared hardly anything for the past but had a sharp eye for the future . QBR9BR
A. on themselves B on not making a fault Yi{[llru
C. to a fault D. to remain ahead owCQ71Q
20. Huntington and many of its competitors are working to make remedial instruction a commodity as____ and accessible as frozen yogurt . WVftLIJ
a. ubiquitous B. rational C. necessary D. credible />Wh
21. The scheme for rebuilding the city center______, owing to the refusal f a Council to sanction the expenditure of the money it would have required. nUQcoSY#
A. fell down B. fell off C. fell out D. fell flat si/F\NDT
22. If they think they are going to win over us by obstinately _____ and refusing to make the slightest concession. they are mistaken . ^OI
A. holding out B, holding to C. holding over D. holding up wHBkaPO!
23. Tine possibility that the explosion was caused by sabotage cannot be _____ 0Q;T
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A. broken out B. cancelled out C. ruled out D, wiped out R9o:{U]
24. The ex-president had been ____ in the country to refresh his mind before he passed away. Q# }} 1}Ja
A. given to walking B. given a walk C. given for a walk D. giving a walk 76c4~IG#
25. He did not relish appealing amongst his friends and____ of their criticism or censure. t+qLQY}=
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Part Two: Reading Comprehension $.QnM
I. Each of the passages below is followed by some questions. For each question four answers 1HN_
are given . Read the passages carefully and choose the best answer to each question. Put your uz
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choice in the ANSWER SKEET. (15%) A~ '2ki5$g
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