2011考博英语真题

2011考博英语真题

时量:120分钟 分值:150分 命题人:赫牧宇
本试卷分第一卷(选择题)和第二卷(非选择题)两部分.共150分.考试时间120分钟.
第一卷(三部分,共115分)
第一部分:听力理解(共两节,满分30分)
第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分,满分7.5分)
听下面5段对话.每段对话后有一道小题,从每题所给的A,B,C三个选项中选出最佳选项.听完每段对话后,你将有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题.每段对话仅读一遍.
What season are they in now
A. Early winter. B. Early Spring. C. Late autumn.
What sports does the woman like better
A. Golf. B. Tennis. C. Don't know.
What is John doing
Listening to a wonderful music.
Playing a certain musical instrument.
Reading a book on music.
What can we learn from this conversation
A. Helen agrees to go on picnic tomorrow. B. Helen doesn't enjoy going on picnic.
C. Helen thinks the weather won't be good for picnic.
How did the woman read the book
A. She read it slowly. B. She read it selectively. C. She finished it without stop.
第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分,满分22.5分)
听下面5段对话或独白.每段对话或独白后有几道小题,从每题所给的A,B,C三个选项中选出最佳选项.听每段对话或独白前,你将有5秒钟时间阅读每小题.听完后,每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间.每段对话或独白读两遍.
听第6段材料,回答第6,7题.
What is the main topic of the conversation
A. Friends. B. Sea birds. C. A trip.
When do they plan to meet again
A. Saturday. B. One year later. C. Friday.
听第7材料,回答第8,9,10,11题.
What is Tim's attitude towards Christmas
A. Positive. B. Interested. C. Passive.
Why didn't Tim enjoy Christmas
A. He was too busy to enjoy it. B. He had to pay a lot of money for it.
C. His kids enjoy it.
How much money is the average Christmas expense for U.S. families
A. $550. B. $515. C. $500.
Which of the following is not mentioned according to the dialogues
A. Family reunion. B. Holidays. C. Presents.
听第8材料,回答第12----14题.
Where does this conversation most likely take place
A. At a science conference. B. In a science laboratory.
C. In a professor's office.
Why has the woman come to this place
A. To work on a project. B. To talk with Professor Johnson.
C. To prepare for her presentation.
What does the woman say about her recent life
She's been busy with her classes. B. She's been working on the final paper.
C. She's been working with George.
听第9材料,回答第15----17题.
What had the speaker done before he wrote the letter
A. He had played tennis. B. He had taken some exams.
C. He had fed cats.
What can we learn from the weather then
A. Hot. B. Rainy. C. Warm and sunny.
For whom does their family cook buy fish every day
A. For cats. B. For their family. C. For herself.
听第10段材料,回答第18～20题
18.How many people became homeless as a result of the storm 0
A.Over two hundred. B.Over fourteen. C.About fifteen.0
19.Where were Mr. Smith' s children when the storm started 0
A.In the rooms. B.In the kitchen. C.In the yard.0
20.Why did Mr. Smith go back inside their house 0
A.To get his missing child.0
B.To get some food.0
C.To get his possession.0
第二部分:英语知识运用(共两节,满分45分)
第一节 单项填空(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)
从每题所给的A,B,C,D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑.
21. Look! There is a whole crowd of people over there. Go and see what _____ and if it is a bargain, buy it.
A. is selling B. has been selling
C. is being sold D. has been sold
22. In many countries in the world, breakfast is a snack ______ a meal, but the traditional English breakfast is a full meal.
A. rather than B. more than C. other than D. less than
23. I have the same opinion as yours _____ the privacy of one's life should be kept secret.
A. that B. which C. whether D. where
24. -Have a drink
-_____.
A. No, thanks. I hate it B. No, thanks. I'd rather not
C. Yes. You go ahead D. Yes. My pleasure
25. To be honest, I don't quite_____ with you some views on the matter.
A. agree B. share C. include D. admit
26. As we all know, the Internet will let people have ______ to huge amounts of information from their own homes.
A. entrance B. way C means D. access
27. His speech was so confusing that I could hardly make any _____ of it.
A meaning B understanding C. sense D explanation
28. You pull in and find a parking place right away, which you think is a good omen(征兆). This must be ________ you're supposed to be.
A. it B. what C. where D. that
29. The meeting was to _______ at nine o'clock, but the chairman had not turned up by ten.
A. start B. be starting C. have started D. be started
30. -Was ______ problem solved
-We were trying to think of ______ way out, but it was impossible to find one.
A.a; the B.the; a C.the; 不填 D.a; a
31. It was very cold outside, so he lit a fire to the temperature in the room.
A. keep up B. pick up C. take on D. drop down
32.―Better get down to your work, Jack.
―______.
A. It's my pleasure B. Not to mention it
C. Mind your own business D. You're welcome
33. I must think if a proper gift for my mother, _______ won't be expensive but will make her happy.
A. who that B. the one C. such as D. one that
34. I wonder why you won't do it as ________ and it's the third time you _______ so.
A. I told you, do B. be told, have done C. told to, have done D. told, do
35. ----- Was it under the tree _____ you were away talking to a friend
------Sure. But when I get back there, the car was gone.
A. that B. where C. which D. while
第二节 完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,共30分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从各题所给的A,B,C,D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题纸上将该项涂黑.
Chad performs his 24-foot aluminum boat past willow young trees that stick out of the waters of the Mississippi River. 36 dances off maples(枫树), their branches heavy with 37 spring leaves. But a 38 inspection discloses trouble behind the beautiful sight. Rubbish is 39 in a logjam(河道内运完木材所剩的木头) and hangs from the tree's branches.
40 the next three hours Chad and his team pull plastic bags, tanks, bottles and 41 bowling pins out of the water. Then they 42 for a picnic table caught in the trees.
Welcome to the Mississippi River Beautification & Restoration Project began in 1997 as Chad's one-man 43 to pick up rubbish along a 400-mile stretch of the 2340-mile river. That year, often working 44 , the 22-yea-old young man cleaned 150 miles of shoreline.
At first the project appeared 45 and useless. But Chad tried his best to find 46 , and with their backing, he soon had a new boat and a five-man-team -the Boom Crane Crew. Last year alone the crew 47 from the water 44055-gallon drums, 1104 tires and enough plastic bags to cover a football field. Much of the waste will be 48 .
"Chad's operation is the only one actually in 49 on the river," says Mark of the Mississippi River Basin Alliance, a union of environmental groups. "In fact, it's the 50 I've ever seen in 20 years, and he is inspiring others to do the 51 ."
"The Mississippi was my back 52 ," Chad says. In his teens he and his brother worked on the river as clammers (掘蚌者) and usually camped on islands 53 the waterway. "The river has given me a livelihood and brought me so much 54 ," Chad says. "I wanted to do something in 55 ."
36. A. Sunlight B. Air C. Dust D. Moonlight
37. A. ripe B. brown C. falling D. fresh
38. A. wider B. quicker C. closer D. stricter
39. A. placed B. piled C. trapped D. thrown
40. A. For B. At C. After D. By
41. A. ever B. even C. nearly D. merely
42. A. come B. save C. head D. fight
43. A. work B. discovery C. place D. effort
44. A. alone B. strongly C. quietly D. fiercely
45. A. large B. happy C. impossible D. possible
46. A. supporters B. workers C. engineers D. pioneers
47. A. came B. pulled C. pushed D. appeared
48. A. burned B. buried C. used D. recycled
49. A. ending B. progress C. discussion D. common
50. A. biggest B. earliest C. latest D. luckiest
51. A. deed B. favor C. same D. wrong
52. A. way B. school C. interest D. yard
53. A. blocking B. standing C. dotting D. traveling
54. A. time B. joy C. pride D. waste
55. A. return B. turn C. danger D. trouble
第三部分:阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分,满分40分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A,B,C,D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题纸上将该项涂黑.
A
The diner is only a simple restaurant, but it has a special place in American life. Diners appear in our novels, plays, poems, and movies. Many artists have used diners as scenes for their paintings. Why are diners so interesting to us
The diner attracts many different kinds of people. It is a safe place for lonely truck drivers far away from home. Construction workers learn about new jobs in distant cities. Traveling salesmen exchange information with one another. Students sit there, having drinks and hamburgers.
The people who work in diners are also interesting. Where did the new waitress come from Will she remain here, or will she suddenly run off one day, as the last one did And is the short cook really an escaped prisoner
Everyone comes to the diner for different reasons. Some want to work there, and some want to eat there. Some stay for years, and others stay only for a few minutes. But, for all of them, the diner is a bright, warm pause between the endless stretches of open road.
56. What's the main idea of paragraph 2
A. Diners attract different people.
B. Diners offer different food.
C. How people eat at the diner.
D. When people come to diners.
57. The purpose of the last paragraph is to _____.
A. tell us about the reasons for people coming to the diner
B. invite us to try diners as a pause between stretches of open road
C. give us a summary of the whole passage
D. provide us with more information about a diner
58. Why do truck drivers like the diner
A. It's a place to exchange information.
B. It's a place for a drink and a hamburger.
C. It's a safe place against loneliness.
D. It's a good place to learn about new jobs.
B
An election year is one in which all four numbers can evenly(偶数地) be divided by four (1944, 1948, etc.). Since 1840, American presidents elected in years ending in zero have been destined to die in office. William H. Harrison, the man who served the shortest term, died of pneumonia several weeks after taking office.
Abraham Lincoln was one of four presidents who were murdered. He was elected in 1860, and his untimely death came just five years later.
James A Garfield, a former Union army general from Ohio, was shot during his first year in office (1881) by a man to whom he wouldn't give a job.
While in his second term of office (1901), William Mckinley, another Ohioan, attended the Pan-American Exposition(全美博览会) at Buffalo, New York. During the reception, he was murdered while shaking hands with some of the guests.
Three years after his election in 1920, Warren G. Harding died in office. Although it was never proved, many believe he was poisoned.
Franklin D. Roosevelt had been elected four times (1932, 1936, 1940 and 1944), the only man to serve so long a term. He had contracted polio in 1921 and died of the illness in 1945.
John F. Kennedy, the last of the line, was murdered in 1963, only three years after his election.
59. Which of the following was not an election year
A. 1960 B. 1930 C. 1888 D. 1824
60. From the article, we can know that _____.
A. all presidents elected in years ending in zero have died in office
B. only presidents from Ohio have died in office
C. Franklin D. Roosevelt completed four terms as president
D. four American presidents have been murdered
61. How many presidents elected in years ending in zero since 1840 have died in office
A. 7 B. 5 C. 4 D. 3
62. Which of the following was not murdered
A. John F. Kennedy. B. Franklin D. Roosevelt.
C. Abraham Lincoln. D. James A. Garfield.
C
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63.Where is this passage likely to appear
A.A morning newspaper. B.A monthly magazine.
C.A geography book. D.An official guide.
64.The underlined phrase "cater to'" probably means _______ .
A. satisfy B. afford C. support D. help
65.If you want to have some coffee while waiting for your flight, you can go to ________.
A. Vodafone Rentals B. Blue Sky Cafe
C. Downtown Duty Free D. McDonald' s
66.At Beach Culture you can buy ________.
A. newspapers and magazines B. skincare and cigarettes
C. Mambo and Stussy D. fresh juice and breakfast rolls
67.Which of the following is true according to the text
A. You can have breakfast at McDonald's at 11:00 a. m..
B. You'll save money if you buy alcohol or perfume at Downtown Duty Free.
C. You'll not find any beach clothing for your seven-year-old boy in Beach Culture.
D.ATM service offers enough to enjoy yourself.
D
How can you find out what is going on inside a person's body without opening the patient up Regular X-ray can show a lot. CAT scans can show even more. They can give a three-dimensional (三维的) view of body organs .
What is CAT scan CAT stands for Computerized Axial Topography (层面X线照相术). It is a special X-ray machine that obtains a 360 degree picture of a small area of a patient's body.
Doctors use X-rays to study and diagnose (discover the nature of) diseases and injuries within the body. X-rays can learn the position of foreign objects inside the body or take pictures of some inside organs---if special liquids are added to the organs to be X-rayed.
A CAT scanner, however, uses a light of X-rays to give a cross-sectional (横断面的) view of a specific part of the body. A fine light of X-rays is scanned across the body and turned around the patient from many different positions. A computer collects the information from each position and produces a clear cross-sectional image on a screen. This image is then photographed for later use. Several cross-sections, taken one after another, can give clear "photo" of the entire body organs. The newest CAT scanners can even give clear pictures of active, moving organs, just as a fast action camera can "stop the action", giving clear pictures of what appears unclear to the eye. And because of the 360-degree pictures, CAT scans show 3 dimensional views of organs in a manner that was only made known during an operation or an examination a dead patient.
Too much X-ray can cause skin burns, cancer or other damage to the body. Yet CAT scans actually don't expose the patient to more radiation than regular X-rays do. CAT scans can also be done without injecting liquids into the patient so they are less risky than regular X-ray procedures.
CAT scans provide accurate, detailed information. They can find such a thing as bleeding inside the brain. They are helping to save lives.
68. What is NOT true of a CAT scan
A. It makes use of computer techniques. B. It gives clear images of active, moving body parts.
C. It can stop the action of an organ for some time.
D. It is safer than regular X-ray procedures.
69. What is special about the latest CAT scanners
A. It helps to find out what is going on inside a person's body without opening it up.
B. It provides clear photos of moving organs.
C. It won't cause serious skin burns, cancer or other damage to the body.
D. It can take 3-dimensional pictures of inside organs.
70. It is implied but not directly stated in the passage that ____.
A.CAT scanners can take photos of either the whole body or one part of it
B.CAT scanners do not need the injection of liquids
C.CAT scanners are more expensive than regular X-ray procedures
D. the patient can be exposed to a slight amount of radiation safely
71. The best title for the passage might be ____.
A. The New Medical Invention B. Advantages and Disadvantages of CAT Scanners
C. How to Avoid Damage to X-rays D. A New Type X-ray Machine to Save Lives
E
What do we think with Only the brain Hardly. The brain is like a telephone exchange. It is the switchboard (电话总机) , but not the whole system. Its function, is to receive incoming signals, make proper connections, and send the messages through to their destination , For efficient service, the body must function as a whole.
But where is the "mind" Is it in the brain Or perhaps in the nervous system After all, can we say that the mind is in any particular place It is not a thing, like a leg, or even the brain. It is a function, an activity. Aristotle, twenty-three hundred years ago, observed that the mind was to the body what cutting was to the ax (斧) . When the ax is not in use, there is no cutting. So with the mind. "Mind," said Charles H. Wolobert, "is what the body is doing."
If this activity is necessary for thinking, it is also necessary for carrying thought from one person to another. Observe how people go about the business of ordinary conversation. If you have never done this painstakingly, you have a surprise in store, for good conversationalists are almost constantly in motion. Their heads are continually nodding and shaking sometimes so forcefully that you wonder how their necks can stand the strain (拉紧). Even the legs and feet are active. As for the hands and arms, they are seldom still for more than a few seconds at a time.
These people, remember, are not making speeches. They are merely common folk trying to make others understand what they have in mind. They are not conscious of movement. Their speech is not studied. They are just human creatures in a human environment, trying to suit themselves to a social situation. Yet they talk, not only with oral language, but with visible actions that include practically every muscle in the body.
In short, because people really think all over, a speaker must talk all over if he succeeds in making people think.
72. Which of the following is the best title for the passage
A. Bodily Communication. B. Bodily Actions.
C. Spoken Language. D. Conversations.
73. Which of the following statements would the author agree with
A. Thinking is social phenomenon .
B. Thinking is only a brain function.
C. Thinking is a function of the nervous system.
D. Thinking is the sum total of bodily activity.
74. In communication, it is necessary not only to employ speech, but also .
A. to speak directly to the other person
B. to employ a variety of bodily movements
C. to be certain that the other person is listening
D. to pay great attention to the other person's actions
75. It can be inferred from the passage that the basic function of bodily activity in speech is to .
A. make the listener feel moved
B. make the speaker understood
C. emphasize the speaker's spoken words
D. pass the speaker's implied meaning to the listener
第二卷 (两部分,共35分)
第四部分:写作(共两节,满分35分)
第一节:短文改错 (共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)
此题要求改正所给短文中的错误.对标有题号的每一行作出判断: 如无错误,在该行右边横线上画一个勾√;如有错误(每行只有一个错误),则按下列情况改正:
此行多一个词: 把多余的词用斜线()划掉,在该行右边横线上写出该词,并也用斜线划掉;
此行缺一个词: 在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧),在该行右边横线上写出该加的词;
此行错一个词: 在错的词下划一横线,在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词.
注意: 原行没有错的不要改.
Good morning, everyone. Yesterday I received a letter from
a elderly gentleman. He told me the other day he saw 76. __________
that some student in our school uniform crowded onto a 77. __________
bus without waiting their turns. On the bus they refuse 78. __________
to offer their seats for old people. What was worse, they 79. __________
even said dirty words to each other. I am very much sorry 80. __________
for this. Today's youth are tomorrow's old people. Respect 81. __________
the old and caring for the young is a fine tradition of our 82. __________
Chinese. Every one of us have the responsibility to keep it 83. __________
up. I hope that you can learn something from this incident 84. __________
and you will have good manners whether you are inside or 85. __________
outside the school. Thank you.

短文改错
Good morning, everyone. Yesterday I received a letter from
a elderly gentleman. He told me the other day he saw 76. an
that some student in our school uniform crowded onto a 77. students
bus without waiting their turns. On the bus they refuse 78. refused
to offer their seats for old people. What was worse, they 79. to
even said dirty words to each other. I am very much sorry 80. much
for this. Today's youth are tomorrow's old people. Respect 81. Respecting
the old and caring for the young is a fine tradition of our 82. us
Chinese. Every one of us have the responsibility to keep it 83. has
up. I hope that you can learn something from this incident 84. √
and∧you will have good manners whether you are inside or 85. that
outside the school. Thank you.
书面表达
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