2006北大考博士英语真题

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1. (51)Beingangryincreasestheriskofinjury,especiallyamongmen,newresearchsays.Theresearchersgathereddataonmorethan2,400accidentvictimsatthreeMissourihospitals.Theyinterviewedeachsubjecttodeterminethepatient’semotionalstatejustbeforetheinjuryand24hoursearlier,gatheringdataonwhetherthepatientsfeltirritable,angryorhostile,andtowhatdegree.Thentheycomparedtheresultswithacontrolgroupofuninjuredpeople.(52)Despitewidespreadbeliefin“roadrage,”angerdidnotcorrelatewithinjuriesfromtrafficaccidents.(53)Notsurprisingly,angerwasstronglyassociatedwithinjuriesinflicteddeliberately.Butotherinjuries–thoseneitherintentionallyinflictednorfromfallsortrafficaccidents–alsoshowedstrongassociationswithanger.(54)Thecorrelationsweresignificantlyweakerforwomenthanformen,buttherewerenodifferencesbyrace.Theauthorsacknowledgethattheirdatadependonself-reports,whicharenotalwaysreliable.(55)Whyangercorrelateswithinjuryisnotknown.“Icanspeculatethattheangermayhavepromptedsomebehaviorthatledtotheinjury,ormayhavesimplydistractedtheperson,leadingindirectlytotheinjury,”saidthestudy’sleadauthor.[15分]

2. LastyearFrenchdriverskilledthan5,000peopleontheroadsforthefirsttimeindecades.Creditgoeslargelythe1,000automatedradarcamerasplantedonthenation’shighwayssince2003,whichexpertsreckon3,000liveslastyear.Success,ofcoursebreedssuccess:thegovernmentplanstoinstall500radardevicesthisyear.Soitgoeswithsurveillancethesedays.EuropeansusedtolookatthesecuritycameraspostedinBritishcities,subwaysandbusestheseedsofanOrwellianworldthatwaslargelyunacceptableinContinentalEurope.Butlastyear’sLondonbombing,inwhichvideocamerasakeyroleinidentifyingtheperpetrators,havehelpedspuraseachange.AmonththeLondonattacks,halfofGermanssupportedEU-wideplanstorequireInternetprovidersandtelecomstostorealle-mail,Internetandphonedatafor“anti-terror”.InaBritishpoll,73percentofrespondentssaidtheyweretogiveupsomecivillibertytoimprove.[每空1分]

3. (66)Applicationfilesarepiledhighlythismonthincollegesacrossthecountry.(67)Admissionsofficersareporingessaysandrecommendationletters,scouringtranscriptsandstandardizedtestscores.(68)Butanythingismissingfrommanyapplications:aclassranking,onceamajorcomponentinadmissionsdecisions.Inthecat-and-mousemaneuveringoveradmissiontoprestigiouscollegesanduniversities,(69)thousandsofhighschoolshavesimplystoppedprovidingthatinformation,concludingitcouldharmthechancesoftheirverybetter,butnotbest,students.(70)Cannycollegeofficials,inturn,havefoundatacticalwaytoresponse.(71)Usingbroaddatathathighschoolsoftenprovide,likeadistributionofgradeaveragesforentireseniorclass,theyessentiallyrecreateanapplicant’sclassrank.(72)Theprocesshasleftthemexasperating.(73)“Ifwe’relookingatyoursonordaughterandyouwantustoknowthattheyareamongthebestintheirschool,witharankwedon’tnecessarilyknowthat,”saidJimBock,deanofadmissionsandfinancialaidatSwarthmoreCollege.(74)Admissionsdirectorssaystrategycanbackfire.Whenhighschoolsdonotprovideenoughgeneralinformationtorecreatetheclassrankcalculation,(75)manyadmissionsdirectorssaytheyhavelittlechoiceandtodosomethingvirtuallynoonewantsthemtodo:givemoreweighttoscoresontheSATandotherstandardizedexams.[10分]

4. Recently,anewspapercarriedanarticleentitled:“WeShouldNoLongerForceGongLiandZhangYimoutoTakePartinNationalPolitics”.ThearticlearguedthatsomeartistsandfilmstarsareunwillingorunqualifiedtorepresentthepeopleinthePeople’sCongressorthePeople’sPoliticalConsultativeConference,andtheyshouldnotbeforcedtodoso.Whatdoyouthink?[15分]

5. Inadequaterestmeansaweakersystem,layingthebodyopentoawholeofillnesses.Ontheaverageamanneedssevenhoursofsleepadayandawomansevenandahours.Sixhoursofsleepisbetterthantenhoursofandturning,however.Peoplewhosleeplessthansixhoursanightareforanearlydeath.Somepeoplethattheycangetbywithlittlesleepwhennecessary.Butexpertsthinkthesepeoplearethemselves.Betweensleepandfatalaccidentsthereisanobvious.Peoplewhogetsleeporpoorqualitysleephaveahigherriskofontheroad.Theyaremorelikelytofallasleepattheandkillpeopleorgetkilled.Professionaldriversandworkersaremostlikelytotakethe.Theperformanceatworkalsobecauseofsleepdeprivation.Thepressuresofworkdeprivepeopleofsleep.Tomakeitup,theytrytocatnaps.Butexpertsarealittleaboutthebenefitsofcatnapping.Theytellusthatthecatnapcanneverbeaforpropersleep.Forvictimsof,catnappinginthedayistheworstthingtheycanpossiblydo.[每空0.5分]

6. Shealwaysprintsimportantdocumentsandstoresabackupsetatherhouse.“Iactuallythinkthere’ssomethingaboutthe______ofpaperthatfeelsmorecomforting.”Shesaid.[1分]

Atangibility

Btangledness

Ctangent

Dtantalization

7. “Theysaidwhatwealwaysknew,”saidanadministrationsource,___________.[1分]

Aheaskednottobenamed

Bwhoaskednottobenamed

Cwhoaskednotbenamed

Dwhoaskednotnamed

8. InGermany,theindustrialgiantsDaimlerChryslerandSiemensrecently_______theirunionsintosigningcontractsthatlengthenworkhourswithoutincreasingpay.[1分]

Amuscled

Bmoved

Cmushed

Dmuted

9. Hearguesthatthepolicyhasdonelittletoeasejoblessness,andhasleftthecountry_______.[1分]

Aenergized

BEnervated

CNerved

Denacted

10. FranMcCarthy’squestionmeans:nobodyeverthoughtthat__________.[1分]

Apeoplewhomovedoutofthecitydecadesagonowwouldmoveback

Bsuburbandwellerswhenmovingbackintothecitymusttakeroundtrip

Csuburbanflightyearsagowouldgoincircles

Dseniorpeople’smovingbackintothecitywouldtakeplaceallovertheUnitedStates

11. Onwhichdaydoesthecouplealwaysgoout?[0.5分]

AFriday.

BSaturday.

CSunday.

DAnyweekday.

12. WhatconclusioncanwedrawaboutMikebeforehewenttothecampingschool?[0.5分]

AHewaseagertodothecourse.

BHehaddoneoutdooractivities.

CHeenjoyedlifeintheopen.

DHewasreluctantandtimid.

13. WeatherobservationscomefromallthefollowingsourcesEXCEPT________.[0.5分]

Acomputers

Bsatellites

Ctheground

Dradar

14. WhatdoesthetalksayaboutBritishtelevisionviewers?[0.5分]

ATheyrememberwhattheysawonweatherforecasts.

BTheyliketalkingaboutweatherinsteadofwatching.

CTheypaymoreattentiontothestyleofthepresenters.

DTheywatchandrememberwhatisnecessary.

15. Thenuclearfamily__________aself-contained,self-satisfyingunitcomposedoffather,motherandchildren.[1分]

Arefersto

Bdefines

Cdescribes

Ddevotesto

16. Inadditiontobetteringgroupandindividualperformance,cooperation________thequalityofinterpersonalrelationship.[1分]

Aascends

Bcompels

Cenhances

Dprefers

17. Bystanders,_______,_________astheywalkedpastlinesofambulances.[1分]

Abloodyandcoveredwithdust,lookingdazed

Bbloodiedandcoveredwithdust,lookeddazed

Cbloodyandcoveredwithdust,lookeddazed

Dbloodiedandcoveredwithdust,lookingdazed

18. AmericanfanshaveselectedYaoinavotefortheAll-Stargame______thelegendaryO’Neal,who______the“GreatWall”attheweekendastheRocketsbeattheLosAngelesLakers.[1分]

Ainheadof,ranon

Binheadof,raninto

Caheadof,ranonto

Daheadof,raninto

19. Thisexpansionofrightshasledtobothaparalysisofthepublicserviceandtoarapidandterrible________inthecharacterofthepopulation.[1分]

Adetermination

Bdeterioration

Cdesolation

Ddesperation

20. Wherewasthenarrator’sfamilywhenthisstorytookplace?[1分]

AInGermany.

BInHungary.

CIntheUnitedStates

DInNewYork.

21. Wal-Martstrategy,accordingtothispassage,isto___________.[1分]

Ahiretempsandpart-timerstoreduceitscost

Boutsourceitscontractstolowerpriceagenciesathomeandabroad

Cholddownitsconsumerpricebycontrollingitslaborcosts

Ddismantlethecareerladderandstoppeople’smobilityupward

22. Retiredseniorsaremovingbackintothecitybecause____________.[1分]

Atheyfindtherearetoomanycrimesinthesuburbs

Bunliketheflatsinthecity,theircountryhousehavestairstoclimb

Ctheyarenolongerinterestedinplayinggolf

Dinthecity,theyhavemoresocialandculturallifeagainstloneliness

23. WhatdoesthemandoonFridays?[0.5分]

AHegoestoexerciseclasses.

BHegoessailing.

CHegoestothecinema.

DHestaysathome.

24. Whichpersonaldetaildoesthemangive?[0.5分]

ASurname.

BFirstname.

CAddress.

DAge.

25. MikeparticipatedinallthefollowingactivitiesEXCEPT______________.[0.5分]

Ahiking

Bcanoeing

Cswimming

Dcamping

26. BBC’sweatherforecastisa________program.[0.5分]

Aseldomwatched

Blittleknown

Cnew

Dpopular

27. WhatdoesthetalksayaboutBBC’sforecasters?[0.5分]

ATheyreadfromscript.

BTheyareprofessional.

CTheyuseamapforpresentation.

DTheycareabouttheirclothes.

28. Somepollsshowthatroughlytwo-thirdsofthegeneralpublicbelievethatelderlyAmericansare________bysocialisolationandloneliness.[1分]

Areproached

Bfavored

Cplagued

Dreprehended

29. Inthepast50years,there________agreatincreaseintheamountofresearch_____onthehumanbrain.[1分]

Awas…did

Bhasbeen…tobedone

Cwas…doing

Dhasbeen…done

30. Theladywhohas_______foranightinthedeadofthewinterlaterturnedouttobeadistantrelationofhis.[1分]

Aputhimup

Bputhimout

Cputhimon

Dputhimincd

31. HongKongwasnotatargetforterrorattacks,theGovernmentinsistedyesterday,astheUS________closedforanapparentsecurityreview.[1分]

AConsulation

BConstitution

CConsulate

DConsular

32. Professionalarchivistsandlibrarianshavetheresourcestoduplicatematerialsinotherformatsandtheexpertisetoretrievematerialstrappedin_________computers.[1分]

Aabstract

Bobsolete

Cobstinate

Dobese

33. Themorepeoplehearhisdementedrants,themoretheyseethatheisaterrorist_______.[1分]

Awhoispureandsimple

Bbeingpureandsimple

Cpureandsimple

Daspureandsimple

34. _______adecliningbirthrate,therewillbeanover-supplyof27,000primaryschoolplacesby2010,_______leaving35schoolsidle.[1分]

ACoupledwith,equalsto

BCouplingwith,equivalentto

CCoupledwith,equivalentto

DCouplingwith,equalsto

35. WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTTRUE?[1分]

AWal-Martizationhasbeensuccessfulinkeepingcostsatrock-bottomlevels.

BUpwardmobilityforlow-skilledworkershasbecomeimpossibleintheU.S.

CMorebusinessopportunitiesaregiventolow-costagenciesinChinaandIndia.

DAlthoughpeopleknowhowtorestoreAmericanmobility,it’sdifficulttochangethepresentsituation.

36. Fromthepassagewecaninferthat_________.[1分]

Athereal-estatedevelopershavebrokentheiroriginalcontractsofconstructionwithseniorretirees

Balifeinthedowntowncityisexpensive,andmostofthoseretireeswhomovedbackintothecityareverywell-off

Cwithmoreolderpeoplelivinginthecity,thecitywillbecomegrayandlessbeautiful

DverysoontheAmericansuburbanareaswillfacetheirlowpopulationcrisis

37. WhichofthefollowingwordsismostappropriatetodescribeMikeafterthecampingschool?[0.5分]

AIndependent.

BStrong.

CDetermined.

DPersistent.

38. WhathappenedtoJanuary27th,1967?[0.5分]

AThreemenwereinjuredduringafire.

BOnemandiedduringthefireaccident.

CAfirestartedinsideaspaceship.

DAspaceshipwaslaunched.

39. Whathappenedin1981?[0.5分]

AThespaceprogramwassuspended.

BFivemenwereinjuredduringanaccident.

CTheaccidentoccurredbeforetherehearsal.

DNoaccidenthappenedthatyear.

40. Whatdoesthetalksayaboutaccidents?[0.5分]

AAccidentsareunavoidable.

BAccidentscanbeavoided.

CHumanbeingsarealwayscareless.

DThereshouldbemoreprecautions.

41. “Imusthaveeatensomethingwrong.Ifeellike_____.”“Wetoldyounottoeatatarestaurant.You’dbetter_______athomewhenyouarenotintheshape.”[1分]

Atothrowup…toeat

Bthrowingup…eating

Ctothrowup…eat

Dthrowingup…eat

42. Parentshavetoshowdueconcernstotheirchildren’screativityandemotionaloutput;otherwisewhattheythinkbeneficialtothekidsmightprobably_______theirenthusiasmandaspirations.[1分]

Aholdback

Bholdto

Cholddown

Dholdover

43. Accordingtopsychoanalysis,aperson’sattentionisattracted________bytheintensityofdifferentsignals________bytheircontext,significance,andinformationcontent.[1分]

Anotlessthan…as

Bas…justas

Csomuch…as

Dnotsomuch…as

44. TheymovedtoPortlandin1998andlivedinabighouse,_______tothesouth.[1分]

Athewindowsofwhichopened

BthewindowsofitopenedC7UO:`na

Citswindowsopened

Dthewindowsofwhichopening

45. Hisgrandfather____________.[1分]

AcouldnotspeakandreadEnglishwellenough

Bknewninelanguagesequallywell

Cknewanumberoflanguages,butfeltmorekintoGerman

DlovedGermanbestbecauseitmadehimthinkofhome

46. HisgrandmotherdidnotwantherhusbandtobuyandreadnewspapersinGerman,because________.[1分]

AitwaswartimeandGermansweretheirenemy

Btheneighborswouldmistakethemaspro-German

CitwaseasiertogetnewspapersinEnglishinAmerica

DnobodyelsereadnewspapersinGermanduringthewartime

47. Thenarrator’smotherwantedherbrothertogotofightinthewar,because________.[1分]

Alikeeverybodyelseatthewartime,shewasverypatriotic

BshehatedthewarandtheGermansverymuch

Callherfriendshadrelativesinwarandshewantedtobelikethem

Dshelikedtohaveabrothershecouldthinkofasahero

48. TheAmericandreaminthispassagemainlyrefersto____________.[1分]

Atherearealwayspossibilitiesofferedtopeopletodevelopthemselvesinthesociety

BAmericanscanalwaysmoveupthepayladder

CAmericanyoungpeoplecanhaveaccesstocollege,eventheyarepoor

Dthelaborforceisnottrappedinlow-wageanddead-endjobs

49. WhichisNOTthepurposeofMr.Lewis’visit?[0.5分]

AToseefriends.

BTogiveconcerts.

CTovacation.

DTogiveprivatelessons.

50. WhatkindofcellodidMr.Lewisusewhenhewaseight?[0.5分]

AAfull-sizedcello.

BAhalf-sizedcello.

CAtwo-thirds-sizedcello.

DItisnotmentioned.

51. WhatistrueaboutMr.Lewis’cello?[0.5分]

AHealwaystakesitwithhim.

BItwasmadebyhisuncle.

CHeborroweditfromhisuncle.

DHegotaseatfreeforhiscello.

52. Whatisthemainpurposeoftheresearch?[0.5分]

ATomakepreparationsforanewpublication.

BTolearnhowcouplesspendtheirweekends.

CToknowhowhouseworkisshared.

DToinvestigatewhatpeopledoattheweekend.

53. WhichisNOTshowinganincreasethisyear?[0.5分]

ANumberoftourists.

BHolidaytravelers.

CShopping.

DDiningandentertaining.

54. Whatdoesthetalksayaboutthisyear’sbusinesstravelers?[0.5分]

ATherearefewerbusinesstravelers.

BTherearemorebusinesstravelers.

CThenumberremainsthesameaslastyear’s.

DItisnotmentionedinthetalk.

55. Whichisthelargestsinglevisitorexpenditure?[0.5分]

AHotelaccommodation.

BMeals.

CShopping.

DEntertainment.