2012年北京大学留学生入学考试英语试卷

1、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

2、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 bet

3、ter safety measures.A. exposes B. Involves C. illustrates D. infers2. You should not _ the peace of others by speaking so loudly.A. prohibit B. ban C. collapse D. disturb3. Ruth should have been here three hours ago so shes _decided not to come after all.A. occasionally B. evidently C. barely D. con

4、stantly4. I do not agree with what Mary said just now, but shes a quite good speaker _.A. whatsoever B. moreover C. nevertheless D. furthermore5. Mike _to be the wrong man for the job.A. turned over B. turned on C. turned in D. turned out6. I plan to _some time to visit my parents this weekend.A. se

5、t aside B. set back C. set out D. set on7. Information is sometimes _ from patients when it is thought it might hurt them.A. held up B. held on C. held back D. held out8. 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 Ge

6、orgehes been really nice to me recently.A. take over B. take off C. take back D. take on10. Nobody could _ a satisfactory explanation of the accident.A. come up with B. come through C. come upon D. come into11. The visitor told me things about Mary which I didnt believe, but still I nodded my head a

7、s if to _ what he had said.A. convince B. confirm C. confess D. convey12. 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. Des

8、pite B. Amid C. Due to D. By14. 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. Instruments15. The purpose of our organizations to give care to those _by AIDS and help prevent its sprea

9、ding.A. upset B. affected C. grabbed D. handicapped16. The last bus _ , we had to walk home.A. going B. having gone C. has gone D. had gone17. _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 as18. This i

10、s _ a good chance _ none of us wants to miss it.A. such that B. sothat C. tooto D. /such that19. Its a terrible thing, living with the knowledge _the doctors are not able to save his life.A. what B. that C. which D. where20. You used to take piano lessons, _ you?A. do B. dont C. did D. didnt21. Stev

11、e proposed that the report _ by fax.A. sending B. is sent C. be sent D. being sent22. It _ 30 years since I got to know him in Hangzhou.A. is B. was C. had been D. being23. _ my grandma taught me has become a very important part of my life.A. What B. That C. Which D. For24. He sat there quietly, _ t

12、hinking about long-lost friends and classmates.A. as for B. as if C. as to D. as of25. _ my delight, our school football team won the game easily.A. In B. Of C. To D. ForPart II. Cloze (10%)Directions; there are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C

13、 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

14、 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 wo

15、rld. _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

16、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 peri

17、od”. No matter _42_ is said in apology, there is little that can remove the _43_ done by an hours 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

18、 D. highly27. A. in B. after C. at D. before28. A. Then B. But C. So D. Also29. A. advance B. ahead C. front D. time30. A. forgotten B. neglected C. mistaken D. overlooked31. A. means B. meanings C. significance D. senses32. A. Even B. Moreover C. Thus D. Ever33. A. treat B. deal C. consider D. cope

19、34. A. treasured B. valued C. expended D. priced35. A. acceptable B. responsible C. Reasonable D. accountable36. A. retaining B. preventing C. getting D. keeping37. A. equivalents B. same C. parallels D. equals38. A. expected B. wanted C. asked D. hoped39. A. description B. exposition C. explanation

20、 D. Excuse40. A. achieve B. fulfill C. complete D. accomplish41. A. period B. limit C. term D. beginning42. A. how B. who C. what D. which43. A. destruction B. violation C. damage D. breakage44. A. So B. If C. Yet D. Even45. A. allowable B. agreeable C. conceivable D. receivablePart III. Reading Com

21、prehension (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%)Pa

22、ssage oneOne 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 scho

23、ol 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, b

24、ut 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

25、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

26、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 base

27、ball 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 pl

28、ay 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 ra

29、dio. 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

30、player. B. He made the game sound exciting.C. He made the game win D. He was loved by children very much.Passage twoAll around us is a world of tiny living things called microbes. They are everywherein the air, in the soil, in the water we drink. They are on our food, hands, clothes, and everything

31、we touch. The dust that settles on the furniture carries them. They are on walls, ceiling, floors. They may be very tinymost of them too small to be seenbut 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 foo

32、ds 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 e

33、very 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

34、. 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. Mo

35、st 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 everywhe

36、re 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.

37、C. Its 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 follow

38、ing 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

39、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 MicrobesPassage three Unhappiness used to be considered an unavoidable part of human existence. Knowledge and rationality can help us overcome th

40、is 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 ali

41、gnment 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

42、 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

43、 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

44、 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

45、 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

46、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 to acquire a thorough understanding of Objective Reality. Yet, even with the modern science, it is still impossible for man to

47、 have total knowledge of reality. Therefore it is not possible for him to be in total alignment with Objective Reality at all times. Conflicts and problems are unavoidable, Yet, by perceiving Objective Reality as clearly as possible, we can minimize our conflicts and thus optimize our happiness.56.

48、_ can help people avoid being unhappy according to the author of the passage.A. Education B. Objective reality C. Knowledge and rationality D. Irrationality57. What is the possible meaning of the underlined word oscillate in paragraph 2?A. Hesitate B. Move back and forth C. Change D. Go58. Which of

49、the following is irrelevant knowledge to human existence?A. Gravity B. Geology C. Evolution D. Big Bang59. By using the analogy of “separating wheat from chaff”, the author means that _.A. Politics, love, economics and sex are just like chaff.B. in order to get more wheat, we have to shovel more cha

50、ff.C. in order to be aligned with objective reality, we have to know how to separate.D. human “problems” are actually the result of our misalignment with reality.60. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?A. A belief system is illusory because it is filled with irrati

51、onality.B. Many people dont know how to be happy because they do not recognize the reality of problematic situations.C. By perceiving Objective Reality, we can be the happiest.D. It is impossible for man to have total knowledge of reality. Therefore it is not possible for him to be in total alignmen

52、t with Objective Reality at any time.Passage FourThere are very many factors involved in the development of a good team. However, here we shall concentrate on three in particular, namely: communication, team balance and leadership.Communication is clearly an important part of interpersonal interacti

53、on and , of course, teamwork is all about interpersonal interaction. Open communication is a fundamental part of good teamwork so far as it allows team members to understand each others point of view, to share ideas, to express feelings and to articulate plans. Poor communication can be a major barrier to effective teamwork. Wrestling with the complexities of communication is therefore part of the challenge of developing an effective team.The balance of a team involves having people whose experience, skills, perspectives, interests and contributions complement one another, rather than