南开大学考博英语真题

1、一、听力（1分20=20分）二、词汇（0.5分20=10分）三、阅读（1-10题1分，11-30题1.5分，共1分10+1.5分20=40分）(a) 出自北京海淀区07年高三11月月考英语卷 to many web-building spiders, most of whom are nearly blind, the web is their essential window on the world: their means of communicating, capturing prey（猎物）, meeting mates and protecting themselves. a we

2、b-building spider without its web is like a men cast away on an island of solid rock，totally out of touch and destined to starve to death. so important is the web to an orb-web spiders survival that the animal will continue to construct new webs daily even if it is being starved. for 16 days the sta

3、rving spider builds completely normal webs. then, as the animal gets scrawnier（憔悴的）， it constructs a wider-meshed web using fewer strands（线）. such webs would only trap larger prey, which is more economical from the perspective of a starving spider. by controlpanel the spider stores energy by recycli

4、ng web protein. it simply eats its own web each evening and reuses it to produce new silk. in studies with radioactively，labeled materials, it was found that 95 percent of web protein reappears in the next day web. most of the energy needed for web-building is used in walking over the strands as the

5、y are laid downby controlpanel scientists are impressed by the adaptability of the spiders highly preprogrammed brain, which is larger for its size than the brain of any other invertebrate（无脊推动物）if web-building is interrupted, or if some of the existing strands are destroyed，the spider simply goes b

6、ack to see where the web is left off and then finishes building a normal web. one spider will finish building the incomplete web of another. by controlpanel1. a title that would best express the main idea of the passage would be . a. secrets of spiders. b. secrets of the webc. secrets of nature d. a

7、 new discovery of scientists2. according to the passage which of the following statements is true a. all web-building spiders are blindb. most spiders are blindc. only a small part of web-building spiders can see.d. all spiders can weave webs.3. without its web a web-building spider would not be abl

8、e to .a. walk quickly b. see the prey clearly c. conserve its energy d. survive4. a spider conserves its energy .a. because it constructs new webs dailyb. as it walks over the strands it laysc. by eating its own web protein and then re-using it in the new webd. by eating only in the evening5. that a

9、 spider is able to finish an incomplete web of another proves that .a. a spider re-uses its web energy to reproduce new silkb. spiders have a highly preprogrammed brainc. the web is everything to a spiderd. a spider is able to remedy a destroyed web.(b) 出自1997年1月托福阅读全真试题large animals that inhabit th

10、e desert have evolved a number of adaptations for reducing the effects of extreme heat. one adaptation is to be light in color, and to reflect rather than absorb the suns rays. desert mammals also depart from the normal mammalian practice of maintaining a constant body temperature. instead of trying

11、 to keep down the body temperature deep inside the body, which would involve the expenditure of water and energy, desert mammals allow their temperatures to rise to what would normally be fever height, and temperatures as high as 46 degrees celsius have been measured in grants gazelles. the overheat

12、ed body then cools down during the cold desert night, and indeed the temperature may fall unusually low by dawn, as low as 34 degrees celsius in the camel. this is an advantage since the heat of the first few hours of daylight is absorbed in warming up the body, and an excessive buildup of heat does

13、 not begin until well into the day. by controlpanelanother strategy of large desert animals is to tolerate the loss of body water to a point that would be fatal for non-adapted animals. the camel can lose up to 30 percent of its body weight as water without harm to itself, whereas human beings die a

14、fter losing only 12 to 13 percent of their body weight. an equally important adaptation is the ability to replenish this water loss at one drink. desert animals can drink prodigious volumes in a short time, and camels have been known to imbibe over 100 liters in a few minutes. a very dehydrated pers

15、on, on the other hand, cannot drink enough water to rehydrate at one session, because the human stomach is not sufficiently big and because a too rapid dilution of the body fluids causes death from water intoxication. the tolerance of water loss is of obvious advantage in the desert, as animals do n

16、ot have to remain near a water hole but can obtain food from grazing sparse and far-flung pastures. desert-adapted mammals have the further ability to feed normally when extremely dehydrated, it is a common experience in people that appetite is lost even under conditions of moderate thirst. by contr

17、olpanel6. what is the main topic of the passage? (a) weather variations in the desert (b) adaptations of desert animals (c) diseased of desert animals (d) human use of desert animals. 7. according to the passage, why is light coloring an advantage to large desert animals? (a) it helps them hide from

18、 predators. (b) it does not absorb sunlight as much as dark colors. (c) it helps them see their young at night (d) it keeps them cool at night. 8. the author uses of grants gazelle as an example of (a) an animal with a low average temperature (b) an animal that is not as well adapted as the camel (c

19、) a desert animal that can withstand high body temperatures (d) a desert animal with a constant body temperature 9. what does the author imply about desert-adapted mammals? (a) they do not need to eat much food. (b) they can eat large quantities quickly (c) they easily lose their appetites. (d) they

20、 can travel long distances looking for food. 10. why does the author mention humans in the second paragraph? (a) to show how they use camels. (b) to contrast them to desert mammals. (c) to give instructions about desert survival. (d) to show how they have adapted to desert life. (c)关于旅游能扩展思路（原文没找到）(

21、d) 出自四川理工学院大学英语试卷 proper arrangement of classroom space is important to encouraging interaction. most of us have noticed how important physical setting is to efficiency and comfort in our work. college classroom space should be designed to encourage the activity of critical thinking. by controlpanel

22、we may be approaching the twenty-first century, but step into almost any college classroom and you step back in time at least a hundred years. desks are normally in straight row, so students can clearly see the teacher but not all their classmates. the assumption behind such an arrangement is obviou

23、s. everything of importance comes from the teacher. by controlpanelwith a little imagination and effort, unless desks are fixed to floor, the teacher can correct this situation and create space that encourage interchange among students. in small or standard-size classes, chairs, desks, and tables ca

24、n be arranged in a variety of ways. the primary goal should be for everyone to be able to see everyone else. larger classes, particularly those held in lecture halls, unfortunately, allow much less flexibility.arrangement of the classroom should also make it easy to divide students into small groups

25、 for discussion or problem-solving exercises. small classes with movable desks and tables present no problem. even in large lecture halls, it is possible for students to turn around and form groups of four to six. breaking a class into small groups provides more opportunities for students to interac

26、t with each other, think out loud, and see how other students thinking processes operate all essential elements in developing new modes of critical thinking.in courses that regularly use a small group format, students might be asked to stay in the small groups throughout the course. a colleague of m

27、ine, john, allows students to move around during the first two weeks, until they find a group they are comfortable with. john then asks them to stay in the same seat, with the same group, from that time on. this not only creates a comfortable setting for interaction but helps him learn students name

28、s and faces. by controlpanel11. the primary purpose of desk rearrangement is_.a.for the teacher to divide students into small groups.b.to make it possible for students to interact with each other.c.for the teacher to find out how students think.d.to give students more opportunities to practice speak

29、ing.12. the expression “step back in time at least a hundred years” (in para.1) is intended to convey the idea that_.a.college classrooms often reminded people of their college life.b.critical thinking was encouraged even a century ago.c.a hundred years ago, desk arrangement in a classroom was quite

30、 different.d.there is not much change in educational idea over the past hundred years.13. the greatest advantage in allowing each student to find his own group might be that_a.the teacher saves the trouble in doing that.b.learning is made comfortable in this way.c.the teacher can easily remember stu

31、dents names and faces.d.brighter students can help slower ones.14. all the following statements are true according to the passage except that _. a.new kinds of desks and chairs should be made.b.it is feasible for teacher to let students turn around and form groups of four to six even in large lectur

32、e halls.c.classroom interaction between students is essential to the training of critical thinking.d.a comfortable environment leads to higher working efficiency.15. the author mentioned john in para.5 in order to _a.create a comfortable setting for interaction.b.give an example that students stay i

33、n the same seat throughout the course.c.describe a good seat-arrangement mode in courses with small group format.d. introduce an approach if learning students names and faces easily.(e) 出自2006年12月英语六级新题型模拟试题the ordinary family in colonial north america was primarily concerned with sheer physical sur

34、vival and beyond that，its own economic prosperitythus，children were valued in terms of their productivity and they assumed the role of producer quite earlyuntil they fulfilled this role，their position，in the structure of the family was one of subordination，and their psychological need and capacities

35、 received little consideration as the society became more complex，the status（地位）of children in the family and in the society became more importantin the complex technological society that the united states has become，each member must fulfill a number of personal and occupational roles and be in cons

36、tant contact with a great many other membersconsequently，viewing children as potentially acceptable and necessarily multifaceted（多方面的）member of society means that they are regarded more as people in their own right than as utilitarian（功利的）organisms this acceptance of children as equal participants i

37、n the contemporary family is reflected in the variety of statutes protecting the rights of children and in the social and public welfare programs devoted exclusively to their well-being this new view of children and the increasing contact between the members of society has also resulted in a surge o

38、f interest in child-rearing techniquespeople today spend a considerable portion of their time conferring on the proper way to bring up childrenit is now possible to influence the details of the socialization of another persons child by spreading the gospel（原则、信条）of current and fashionable theories a

39、nd methods of child rearing by controlpanelthe socialization of the contemporary child in the united states is a two-way transaction between parent and child rather than a one-way parent-to-child training programas a consequence， socializing children and living with them over a long period of time i

40、s for parents a mixture of pleasure，satisfaction，and problem 16which of the following would be the best title for the passage？ a）the place of children in united states society b）the children of colonial north america c）the development of cultural values d）the child as a utilitarian organism 17accord

41、ing to the author，children in colonial north america were mainly valued for their a）academic achievements b）survival instincts c）physical characteristics d）productive roles 18what can be inferred from the passage about formal schooling in colonial north america？ a）children were taught to learn from

42、other childrens success b）children were taught to be more productive c）schooling at that time was very undeveloped d）teachers and parents would pay much attention to the childrens psychological needs 19which of the following does the author mention as a cause of changes in the role of the child in t

43、he united states？ by controlpanela）an increase in technology b）the growing complexity of the childs psychological needs c）a decrease in the childs intellectual capacities d）the growing number of single parent families 20according to the passage parents have become increasingly interested in _ a）thei

44、r childrens future occupations b）having smaller families c）adoptions programs for childless couples d）child-rearing techniques (f)关于american paradox（原文没找到）四、改错（1分10=10分）出自英语专业八级考试模拟题the second most important constituent of the biosphere isliquid water. this can only exist in a very narrow range of t

45、emperatures,since water freezes at 0c and boils at 100c. this is only a tiny range compared with the low temperatures of some other planets and the hot interior of the earth, let the temperature _1_of the sun. by controlpanelas we know, life would only be possible on the face of a _2_planet had temperatures somewhere within this range. _3_the earths supply of water probably remains qui