2012年北京大学留学生入学考试英语试卷

2012年北京大学留学生入学考试英语试卷 试卷使用说明

第一部分、第二部分和第三部分的section A（即1-65题）为客观题，答题请用“标准化考试答题卡”即“Answer Sheet I”。

“标准化考试答题卡”即“Answer Sheet I”上的试卷类型不填。 “标准化考试答题卡”即“Answer Sheet I”必须用铅笔填写。

第三部分的Section B和第四部分为主观题，答题请用“Answer Sheet II”。 “Answer Sheet II”必须用钢笔、圆珠笔或签字笔书写。

答题请用“标准化考试答题卡”即“Answer Sheet I”和“Answer Sheet II”，做在试题册上无效。

Part I Vocabulary and Structure (25%)

Directions: There are 25 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet I.

This incident _______the need for better safety measures.

A. exposes B. Involves C. illustrates D. infers 2. You should not _____ the peace of others by speaking so loudly. A. prohibit B. ban C. collapse D. disturb

3. Ruth should have been here three hours ago so she’s ____decided not to come after all. A. occasionally B. evidently C. barely D. constantly

4. I do not agree with what Mary said just now, but she’s a quite good speaker _____. A. whatsoever B. moreover C. nevertheless D. furthermore 5. Mike _____to be the wrong man for the job.

A. turned over B. turned on C. turned in D. turned out 6. I plan to _____some time to visit my parents this weekend.

A. set aside B. set back C. set out D. set on

7. Information is sometimes _____ from patients when it is thought it might hurt them. A. held up B. held on C. held back D. held out 8. I could barely _____the traffic sign through the rain.

A. make up B. make out C. make of D. make for 9. I ______ everything I said about George—he’s been really nice to me recently. A. take over B. take off C. take back D. take on 10. Nobody could _____ a satisfactory explanation of the accident.

A. come up with B. come through C. come upon D. come into

11. The visitor told me things about Mary which I didn’t believe, but still I nodded my head as if to ______ what he had said.

A. convince B. confirm C. confess D. convey

12. The new law says that part-time, _____ workers will be granted the same social provisions as full-time employees.

13. _____assurances from government officials that an investigation is in progress, his whereabouts remain unknown.

A. Despite B. Amid C. Due to D. By

14. The _____of private health insurance mean that many elderly people may not be comprehensively covered under its terms.

A. intuitions B. circumstances C. Limitations D. Instruments

15. The purpose of our organizations to give care to those ____by AIDS and help prevent its spreading.

A. upset B. affected C. grabbed D. handicapped 16. The last bus ____ , we had to walk home.

A. going B. having gone C. has gone D. had gone

17. ____I am concerned, playing video games not only takes much time but is also harmful to health.

A. For one thing B. For what C. As long as D. As far as 18. This is _____ a good chance ______ none of us wants to miss it.

A. such …that B. so…that C. too…to D. /…such that

19. It’s a terrible thing, living with the knowledge _____the doctors are not able to save his life. A. what B. that C. which D. where 20. You used to take piano lessons, ____ you?

A. do B. don’t C. did D. didn’t 21. Steve proposed that the report ______ by fax.

A. sending B. is sent C. be sent D. being sent 22. It ______ 30 years since I got to know him in Hangzhou.

A. is B. was C. had been D. being 23. ________ my grandma taught me has become a very important part of my life. A. What B. That C. Which D. For 24. He sat there quietly, _____ thinking about long-lost friends and classmates. A. as for B. as if C. as to D. as of 25. _____ my delight, our school football team won the game easily.

A. In B. Of C. To D. For Part II. Cloze (10%)

Directions; there are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer sheet I.

In social life, time plays a very important part. In the United States, guests tend to feel they are not ___26___ regarded if the invitation to a dinner party is extended only three or four days __27___ the party date. ___28____ this is not true in all countries. In other areas of the world, it may be considered foolish to make an appointment too far in ___29____, because plans which are made for a date more than a week away tend to be __30____.

The __31____ of time differ in different parts of the world. ___32____, misunderstandings arise between people from cultures that __33___ time differently. Promptness is much __34____ in American life, for example. If people are not prompt, they may be regarded as impolite or not fully __35___. In the U.S. no one would think of ___36___ a business associate waiting for an hour. It would be too impolite. When ___37___meet, a person who is five minutes late is __38__ to make a short apology. If he is less than five minutes late, he will say a few words of __39__, though perhaps he will not __40__ the sentence.

To Americans, forty minutes of waiting is the __41__ of the “insult period”. No matter __42__ is

said in apology, there is little that can remove the __43__ done by an hour’s wait. __44__ in some other countries, a forty-minute waiting period was not unusual. Instead of being the very end of the __45__ waiting scale, it was just the beginning.

26. A. chiefly B. greatly C. largely D. highly 27. A. in B. after C. at D. before 28. A. Then B. But C. So D. Also 29. A. advance B. ahead C. front D. time 30. A. forgotten B. neglected C. mistaken D. overlooked 31. A. means B. meanings C. significance D. senses 32. A. Even B. Moreover C. Thus D. Ever 33. A. treat B. deal C. consider D. cope 34. A. treasured B. valued C. expended D. priced

35. A. acceptable B. responsible C. Reasonable D. accountable 36. A. retaining B. preventing C. getting D. keeping 37. A. equivalents B. same C. parallels D. equals 38. A. expected B. wanted C. asked D. hoped 39. A. description B. exposition C. explanation D. Excuse 40. A. achieve B. fulfill C. complete D. accomplish 41. A. period B. limit C. term D. beginning 42. A. how B. who C. what D. which 43. A. destruction B. violation C. damage D. breakage 44. A. So B. If C. Yet D. Even

45. A. allowable B. agreeable C. conceivable D. receivable Part III. Reading Comprehension (55%)

Section A: There are four passages in this section. Each passage is followed by five questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice and then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet I.(40%) Passage one

One of the favorite baseball players in the United States during the 1930's was Leo Frangio. He was born and raised in New York City. As a boy, he was often in trouble with school authorities. He and his friends used to stay away from school to play baseball.

He dropped out of high school to begin playing professional ball. In 1931, as a rookie ( 新手 ) with the New York Canaries, Leo hit 38 home runs ( 本垒打 ). For the next five years he hit 40 to 45 home runs a year. In 1936 he had his best year, hitting 54 home runs with a 365 batting average.

Leo was a hero to people everywhere, but it was the children that he felt closest to. He frequently visited hospitals to talk with sick children. He never got married so he always spent Christmas day with children who didn't have any parents. The children liked him as much as Santa Claus.

In 1937 Leo had a bad year. After he hit 52 home runs again in 1938, the Canaries decided to trade him. Talks were being held with the Blue Birds an the Robins when Leo said that he was going to retire. He said he would never play for a team other than the Canaries.

After leaving baseball Leo had several different jobs. First he had a job as PR (public relations) man for a sporting goods company. He didn't enjoy the work, though, and he quit after one year.

Then he tried working as a sports writer. Since he was not such a good writer, however, he soon gave that up, too.

Finally in 1940, he began working as a radio announcer for baseball games. He became very popular because he made the game sound so exciting. During the next fifteen years he added much to the language of baseball. But as TV became more and more popular Leo decided to quit announcing. He moved back to New York where he is still active in teaching children to play baseball.

46. Which team did Leo play for?

A. The Canaries. B. The Robins. C. The Orioles. D. The Blue Birds. 47. When was Leo's best year as a player?

A. 1938. B. 1936. C. 1931. D. 1937. 48. What job did Leo have the longest? A. Playing baseball. B.Working as a PR man.

C. Announcing on the radio. D. Working as a sports writer. 49. Why did Leo quit announcing?

A. Because he was going to be traded. B. Because he became a sports writer. C. Because he went back to New York. D. Because TV became popular. 50. Why did Leo Frangio become popular as a radio announcer?

A. He was a very good baseball player. B. He made the game sound exciting. C. He made the game win D. He was loved by children very much. Passage two

All around us is a world of tiny living things called microbes. They are everywhere—in the air, in the soil, in the water we drink. They are on our food, hands, clothes, and everything we touch. The dust that settles on the furniture carries them. They are on walls, ceiling, floors. They may be very tiny—most of them too small to be seen—but they are constantly doing things all about us. Some of the things they do are very useful. The cheese and bread that we eat have become the foods they are because of the work of microbes. We owe our sauerkraut, pickles, vinegar, sour cream, and favorite kinds of sour milk to microbes. Our earth stays fertile because of the activity of the billions of microbes in the soil.

Microbes are responsible, too, for some annoying things that happen every day in your home. If you forget to change the water in a vase of flowers, it begins to smell; microbes are at work. Bread left in a package too long gets moldy. Your clothes may mildew. Your food may spoil. All of these things mean microbes at work.

Microbes are also at work when people get sick. In fact, most people think of microbes as something to be destroyed. It is true that certain microbes do cause disease, but they are a very small part of the microbe population. Out of every thirty thousand kinds of microbes, the chances are that just one is harmful and likely to cause disease. Most microbes are harmless. And some microbes themselves produce the most powerful weapons we have yet found to conquer disease. They “wonder drugs” such as penicillin and streptomycin are products of the activity of microbes.

51. Paragraph 1 mainly gives the information that ______.

A. microbes are everywhere around us. B. microbes are tiny living things.

C. our earth stays fertile because of microbes. D. microbes do some useful things. 52. Which of the following statements is NOT implied in the passage?

A. Not all of the microbes should be destroyed.

B. Microbes do annoying things as well as useful ones. C. It’s very easy to get rid of microbes.

D. Harmful microbes are very small in percentage.

53. The term “Wonder drugs”in Paragraph 3 means ______.

A. the drugs that cause wonder . B. the medicine that surprises humans. C. the medicine that works well D. the drugs that are very special. 54. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage? A. Microbes do everything good for human beings. B. Without microbes we can not survive on earth.

C. If all microbes are destroyed human beings can be free from disease.

D. Although the harmful microbes are small in number, they are the most dangerous in power. 55. Which of the following is the best title of the passage?

A. The Benefits of Microbes B. The Life of Microbes. C. The World of Microbes D. Annoying Microbes Passage three

Unhappiness used to be considered an unavoidable part of human existence. Knowledge and rationality can help us overcome this dilemma.

Most people oscillate between bursts of happiness and long periods of unhappiness. Only recently have we realized that happiness need not merely be an involuntary emotional response to outside events.

Unhappiness can exist only when our actions, perceptions or expectations are not in alignment with objective reality---when we do not understand what is really happening in the objective reality. Then what is Objective Reality?

Objective reality is everything that simply exists. Nature is the small part of Objective Reality that surrounds us and people are just as much part of Objective Reality, as trees, the ocean or other galaxies.

If we could have total knowledge of Objective Reality, we would be in complete alignment with the world. Conflicts and problems would disappear because they only arise when our perceptions are in conflict with Objective Reality.

In order to understand Objective Reality, we need to have a view of the way the world really is. We need to separate relevant knowledge , such as Gravity and Probability, from knowledge that is irrelevant to human existence, such as the Big Bang. From cosmology to geology, form evolution to psychology, we need to provide ourselves with the clearest possible perspective of the way things really are.

Above all, we must understand that human “Problems” are always the result of our misalignment with reality. In order to be aligned with objective reality we need to separate the wheat from the chaff. The more we did, the more chaff we have to shovel. From politics to love , form economics to sex.

Persons who rely on religion for guidance through the hardships of life have to overcome an obstinate hindrance: They need to abandon the illusory comforts of a belief system that is filled with irrationality.

Many people are ineffective in recognizing the reality of problematic situations and thus can not choose between happiness and unhappiness. However, it is within the grasp of modern man

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