2019年北京外国语大学博士生英语入学考试试题
2016年北京外国语大学博士生英语入学考试试题
PartⅠ Structure and Written Expression (40%)
Section A
Directions: In this section, there are 15 incomplete sentences. Under each sentence, you will see four words
or phrases, marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one word or phrase that completes the sentence correctly. Then on your answer sheet, find the number of the question and mark your choice on the corresponding letter.
1. Experiments in the photography of moving objects______ in both the United States and Europe well before 1900.
A. have been conducing B. was conducted C. had been conducted D. being conducted
2. All the many different parts of the body, large and small, ______ to perform the processes essential to life. A. they combine B. which combine C. combining D. combine
3. ______ the earth’s mass twice as great as it is, it would attract an object twice______ as it does. A. Were…as strongly B. If …as strongly C. Had been…as strong D. If…as strong
4. Slavery was unknown in English common law, and black laborers at first occupied a legal status similar______.
A. to those of white servants B. as the white servant C. with that of white servants D. to that of white servants 5. ______ the sun is not shining?
A. What do B. What if C. What about D. what is the result that 6. Today, formal education primarily______ memorizing data.
A. consists B. consists in C. in comprised by D. composes
7. To keep from______ at jobs_____ he had no interest, he went to live for two years in the woods. A. being worked…in that B. working…which
C. having to work…in which D. having been worked…that 8. It is_____ doubt that his conclusion is correct.
A. above B. out of C. no D. beyond 9. ______your timely advice, I might not have succeeded.
A. Thanks to B. With C. For D. But for 10. You will have some nice lecture. The names of the lectures are ______. A. as follows B. such as following C. as following D. as follows 11. It is foolish______ to make such a blunder.
A. of him B. to him C. for him D. on him
12. Continuing deterioration of the earth’s ozone shield would expose human beings to increased ultraviolet radiation, ______of many serious skin cancers.
A. is the cause B. has been the cause C. the cause D. that is the cause 13. ______your hand in front of your face, and you can feel the air moving. A. To wave B. If wave C. Waving D. Wave
2019年北京外国语大学博士生英语入学考试试题
14. Despite the pill my doctor prescribed, I still have trouble______.
A. to sleep B. for sleeping C. sleeping D. to sleeping 15. The volume of the sun is about 1,300,000 times______.
A. the earth B. as that of the earth C. that of the earth D. one of the earth
Section B
Directions: Identify the part of the sentence that is incorrect from the four underlined parts marked A, B, C
and D. Mark your answer on the answer sheet.
16. One of the most famous of ancient times Socrates was, whose teachings are A B C D reflected in Plato’s writings.
17. When a spider catches an insect, it releases some poison into an insect with its A B C fangs, but the poison of most spiders is harmless to man. D
18. It is generally known that the natural habitat of these types of monkeys are the A B C D central and eastern forest of Africa.
19. Bats are able to guide them by producing sound waves too high for us to hear. A B C D
20. Government authorities said tonight that as many as 10,000 people were now A B
believed missing and feared to die after a cyclone devastated the area over the C D weekend.
21. Nowhere we have seen the results more clearly than in Europe, which really have A B C surprised us all. D
22. Yesterday afternoon, walking along the road, a small flower pot fell from the A B C balcony of a house, and knocked him unconscious. D
23. Kenneth had his heart set on owing one of the new sports cars, but he finally A B C succeeded in buying one. D
24. Mr. Smith is well known as a poet, and he is only three years senior than I. A B C D 25. To such an extent did his health deteriorate that he forced A B C D
26. A turtle differs from all other reptiles that it has its body encased in a protective A B C D shell of its own.
2019年北京外国语大学博士生英语入学考试试题
27. The process of graduate education and the process of basic research reinforce each A B other in a great variety of ways, and each is weakened when carrying on without C D the other.
28. The point here is, to understand what you are reading, you must think about what A B you are reading, you must make sense the message conveyed by the words. C D
29. We intend to move that our committee appoints Prof. Bacon as chairman, and we A B hope that you will second our motion. C D
30. Although Mary was not invited to the wedding, she would very much have liked A B C to have gone. D
31. In a day’s work a police office often deals with a wide panorama of problems A B
from the pursuing of suspecting criminals to the rescuing of a trapped kitten. C D
32. If you were awarded a prize of ten thousand dollars, what would you do with it if A B you had to spend in a day. C D
33. He wanted more out of life, not just working at high-paid jobs or spending nights A B C on the street playing games and asked for a better one. D
34. It is encouraging to note that in recent years, cigarette smokers have been in the A B C decline, especially among older people. D
35. Beethoven, the great musician, wrote nine symphonies in his life, most of them A were written after he had lost his hearing. B C D
36. The new hotel has erected a beautiful building with recreation areas and A B
conference facilities on the top floor in which the finest view of the city can be C D obtained.
37. Despite much research, there are still certain elements in the life cycle of the
2019年北京外国语大学博士生英语入学考试试题
A B insect that is not fully understood. C D
38. On the whole, ambitious students are much likely to succeed in their studies than A B are those with little ambition. C D
39. He got up, walked across the room, and with a sharp quick movement flung the A B C door widely open. D
40. The parcel you post must be well packed. Inadequate packing can mean delay A B damage or loss at your own expenses. C D
PartⅡ Vocabulary and Reading Comprehension (60%)
Section A
Directions: In questions 1-30 each sentence has a word or phrase underlined. Below each sentence are four
other words or phrase, marked A, B, C and D. You are to choose the one word or phrase that best keeps the meaning of the original sentence if it is substituted for the underlined word or phrase. Then, on your answer sheet find the number of the question and blacken the space that corresponds to the letter you have chosen so that the letter inside the oval cannot be seen. 1. Punctuality is imperative in your new job. A. Being efficient B. Being courteous C. Being on time D. Being cheerful
2. Egyptian authorities are trying to prevent their historical monuments from succumbing to the ravages of time.
A. standing by B. counting on C. yielding to D. holding up
3. The few Americans at the party seemed just as inhibited as the rest of the guests. A. restrained B. tedious C. comfortable D. delighted
4. From an airplane, the grasslands of the western prairie appear almost as uniform as a placid sea. A. fake B. seedy C. hilly D. calm
5. By the time that dispute was resolved, relations between Severo and management had been poisoned. A. disdained B. retained C. tainted D. stained
6. No remnants of the settlement of Roanoke, Virginia, were found by the next group of colonists. A. traces B. survivors C. buildings D. implements 7. The climate in the great plains is arid. A. hot and dry B. hot and wet C. cold and wet D. cold and dry
8. Mr. Del Rio was asked to condense his report in order to allow his audience some time to ask question. A. abbreviate B. expand C. continue D. delay 9. Can this be a duplicate of the document? A. a summary B. a revision C. an outline D. a copy
2019年北京外国语大学博士生英语入学考试试题
10. Sometimes a psychological problem will trigger a physical reaction. A. release B. initiate C. perform D. settle 11. He is infamous for his dishonesty in business matters. A. notorious B. dreaded C. loathed D. investigated 12. Toddlers sometimes require special attention. A. Elderly people B. Babies C. Pets D. Houseplants 13. The soldier rashly agreed to lead the dangerous expedition. A. resignedly B. heroically C. recklessly D. reluctantly
14. The old widow must have liked the young soldier, for when she died she left him most of her fortune. A. taken after B. taken up C. taken to D. taken on
15. The hotel was a four-story building away from the university where most competitors were accommodated. A. put up B. put down C. put in D. put over
16. The manic-depressive usually fluctuates between great excitement and deep depression. A. recovers B. falls C. improves D. alternates
17. The first major outburst of musical creativity in the United States occurred at the end of the nineteenth century.
A. surge B. round C. outcome D. performance
18. Little Rock is the hub of the federal interstate highways that cross Arkansas. A. highpoints B. summit C. path D. center 19. The world is on the threshold of a new century. A. realizing the importance of B. at the beginning of C. expecting D. establishing goal for 20. Though I am good at my job, it sure grinds me down sometimes. A. oppresses me B. disappoints me C. bores me D. troubles me
21. The president’s compassion for the neighboring refugees caused him to admit a very large number of them into his country.
A. friendship B. pity C. respect D. hostility 22. The gunfire was sporadic. A. intermittent B. frequent C. continuous D. distant
23. The Ford Foundation is one of the world’s wealthiest philanthropic organizations. A. profligate B. governmental C. humanitarian D. multinational
24. The criminal insinuated that he had been roughly treated by the arresting officers. A. suggested indirectly B. denied positively C. argued convincingly D. stated flatly
25. Minoan kings had such strong navies that they were able to build unfortified palaces. A. unprotected B. undeveloped C. unequaled D. unidentified
26. Realizing that many readers find long descriptive passages uninteresting, Bruce began his story with an exciting conflict.
A. melancholy B. tedious C. incredible D. offensive
27. In the Navajo household, grandparents and other relatives play indispensable roles in raising children. A. dominant B. exemplary C. essential D. demanding
28. For several years the lives of the two old ladies continued to revolve in intimate enmity around each other.
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