北京大学本科留学生全真模拟考试(英语)

本科留学生全真模拟考试一.VocabularyandStructure(25points)Directions:Foreachquestioninthissection,selectthebestanswerfromamongthechoicesgiven.Musthecometosignthispaperhimself?-Yes,he.needB.mustC.mayD.willTheweatherturnedouttobefineyesterday.Ithetroubletocarrymyumbrellawithme.shouldhavetakenB.couldhavetakenC.needn'thavetakenD.mustn'thavetakenAsyouworkedlateyesterday,youhavecomethismorning.mayn'tB.can'tC.mustn'tD.needn'tPractisingChinessKnugfucannotonlyone'sstrength,butalsodevelopone'scharacter.bringupB.takeupC.buildupD.pullupItisreportedthatthepolicewillsoonthecaseofthetwomissingchildren.lookuponB.lookafterC.lookinD.lookoutThoughhavinglivedabroadforyears,manyChinesestillthetraditionalcustoms.performB.possessC.observeD.support-WhatshouldIdofirst?-Theinstructionsthatyoushouldmixflourwithwatercarefullyfirst.goB.tellC.writeD.say8.1twasalreadypastmidnightandonlythreeyoungmenintheteahouse.leftB.remainedC.delayedD.desertedThephotosonthewallGrandmaofthosehappyolddayswhenalargefamilylivedtogether.repeatB.rememberC.remindD.retell-Mr.Wang,mayIjoinintherelayrace?-Noproblem.I'IIyouandDanintherace.orderB.adjustC.placeD.enterBillGateswassokindthathedecidedtoninetypercentofhismoneytothecharities.giveupB.giveawayC.giveoutD.giveoffMoreoftenthannot,itisdifficulttotheexactmeaningofaTangpoeminEnglish.exchangeB.conveyC.transferD.consult13.IneedthemoneybadlynowandIhavetomycarthoughI'mnotatallwillingtodoso.A.donateB.sacrificeC.declineD.deliverThebookdidn'tchildrenprobablybecausetheauthoremployedtoomanyscientifictermsinit.A.applytoB.appealtoC.intendtoD.leadtoWhileIdon'tagreewithher,Ithinkherargumentwasquitecleverly.

setB.putC.saidD.settledIfNewtonlivedtoday,hewouldbesurprisedbywhatinscienceandtechnology.A.haddiscoveredB.hadbeendiscoveredC.hasdiscoveredD.hasbeendiscoveredLadiesandgentlemen,pleaseyourseatbelts.Theplane.A.takesoffB.istakingoffC.hastakenoffD.tookoffWhynotcomeoverattheweekend?Thechildrenseeingyouagain.A.enjoyedB.willenjoyC.wouldenjoyD.haveenjoyed-Idon'tbelievethatJohncanrememberwhattherobberwaslike.-You'rewrong.Iknowitwasdark,buthetherobber'sface一I'msureofit!A.didseeB.wasseeingC.hadseenD.wouldsee-Iwonder迁youcouldgowithmetothecinema.-Don'tdisturbme.Iacompositionallthemorningandhaven'tfinishedyet.A.writeB.waswritingC.havewrittenD.havebeenwriting一Mr.Wanggotthefirstprizeinthesingingcompetitionlastweek.-Oh.That'swhatheforyears.A.hadbeenexpectingB.hasexpectedC.expectedD.havebeenrepairingPleasestoptohavearest.Youthewashingmachinethewholemorning.A.haverepairedB.wererepairing.C.havebeenrepairedD.havebeenrepairingThenewly-builtbookstoreprovideseasytogoodbooks.A.accessB.convenienceC.channelD.chanceWhentheyarrivedatthecrossroads,theywentinthewrong.A.roadB.wayC.pathD.directionYoungpeoplelookforwardtoreachingtheinlife.A.aimB.sakeC.purposeD.goal二.Cloze(10points):WhatdowemeanbyaperfectEnglishpronunciation?Inon26thereareasmanydifferentkindsofEnglishastherearespeakersofit.27twospeakersspeakinexactlythesame28.Wecanalwaysheardifferences29them,andthepronunciationofEnglish30agreatdealindifferentgeographical31.HowdowedecidewhatsortofEnglishtouseasa32?Thisisnotaquestionthatcanbe33inthesamewayforallforeignlearnersofEnglish.34youliveinapartoftheworld35IndiaorWestAfrica,wherethereisalong36ofspeakingEnglishforgeneralcommunicationpurpose,youshould37toacquireagoodvarietyofthepronunciationofthisarea.Itwouldbe38inthesecircumstancestouseasamodelBBCEnglishor39ofthesort.Ontheotherhand,迁youliveinacountry_40thereisnotraditionaluseofEnglish,youmusttake41yourmodelsomefromof42Englishpronunciation.Itdoesnot43verymuchwhichformyouchoose.Themost44wayistotakeasyourmodelthesortofEnglishyoucan45mostoften..A.meaningA.NotA.typeD.situationA.meaningA.NotA.typeD.situationD.NorD.wayNoC.NoneformC.sort29.A.betweenB.amongC.ofD.from30.A.changesB.variesC.shiftsD.alters31.A.areasB.partsC.countriesD.spaces32.A.directionB.guideC.symbolD.model33.A.givenB.respondedC.symbolD.answered34.A.BecauseB.WhenC.IfD.Whether35.A.asB.inC.likeD.near36.A.customB.useCtraditionD.habit37.A.aimB.proposeC.selectD.tend38.A.fashionB.mistakeC.nonsenseD.possibility39.A.everythingB.nothingC.anythingD.things40.A.whereB.thatC.whichD.wherever41.A.toB.withC.onD.as42.A.practicalB.domesticC.nativeD.new43.A.careB.affectC.troubleD.matter44.A.effectiveB.sensitiveC.ordinaryD.careful45.A.listenB.hearC.noticeD.find三、ReadingcomprehensionI(40points)AtnosinglespotontheSouthAmericancontinentcanthestepofman'sconquestofAndesbeseenmoreclearlythanthefamousUspalataPassbetweenChileandArgentine.Indiansofthedaysbeforethecomingofthewhitemenclimbedalonganarrowpath,perhapswithllamascarryingtheirbelongings.These“littlecamels”oftheAndesweretheonlyburdenbearerstheIncashadinthefourhundredyearswhentheywereextendingtheirempirefromPerutoChileandnorthwardtoQuito.Theseanimalscouldliveataltitudesofovertwoandone-halfmilesabovesealevelwhereinthelaterdaysthehorsesandmulesoftheconquerorswoulddieofmountainsickness.Overthisroad,ifallamapathcanbecalledaroad,asingleexplorerortraderwentnowandagaininthedaysoftheSpanishconquerors.Butthetraveledrouteacrossthecontinentwasfarthernorth,acrossformPerutoUpperPeru(nowBolivia),throughwesternParaguay,andthendowntoBuenosAires.ThesouthernAndespracticallyshutthedoorbetweenChileandArgentina.TheUspallataPassissosteepandnarrowthatnomanhaseverconquered.oneofmanyfamousspotsoftheAndesthatwereconqueredbyman.famousbecauseonecancommandafineviewofChileandArgentina.themostwell-knownpathoftheAndesbecauseofitssteepnessconqueredbyman.The“littlecamels”meanscamelswithsmallhumps.beastsofburenlikesmallcamelssmallanimalsusedasburdenbearersinPeru,ChileandArgentinasincefourhundredyearsago.theonlyanimalstheIncashad.Thepassagestatesthatthese“littlecamels”longdistanceswithoutrest.liveathighaltitudes.carryextremelyheavyloads.Theword“their”inline4referstoA.Indians.B.whitemen.C.llamas.D.burdenbearers.thewriterofthispassageprobablygoesontotellhowA.communicationhasbeenimprovedbeweenChileandArgentina.evenbeforetheIncastherewasatrailacrossthepass.theAndesstillpreventtravelbetweenChileandArgentina.ArgentinaforalongtimeopposedeasytraveltoChile.BBeforeWorldWarII,ourinterestintheFarEastwascasualandsporadic.Tobesure,CommodorePerryhadopenedJapanin1853,andaftertheturnofthecenturywetriedtokeepthedooropeninChinabydiplomaticefforts.Ourculturalandeconomicrelationsweremoreimportantthanourpoliticalactivities.WeintroducedChristianity,Concordgrapes,andcashregisterstothearea.Inturn,wedecoratedourAmericanhomeswithJapansesprintsandChinesejade,weworeFarEasternsilk,andwedrankFormosatea.BeseballbecausetheJapanesenationalgameandAmericanuniversitieshadschoolnamedaftertheminChina.ButtheFarEastreallywasfar;anditwasdifferent.Itslanguages,spokenandwritten,werecompletelyunfamiliar.Itsreligionswereconcernedwithdifferentgods,differentformsofworship,anddifferentexplanationsofthepurposeoflife.Itsorganizations-government,school,andfamily-restedonadifferentbasisofauthority.Evenitspeoplehaddifferentcharacteristicsandcapabilities.NordidwemakeanygreatefforttolearnabouttheFarEast.Theattentionofoureducationsystemandmostofourscholarswasconcentrateduponourimmediatesocietyanditsorigin.ThisenterprisecarriedusedacrosstheAtlantic,andwestudiedEuropeanhistoryandculture.WepursuedourculturalancestrybacktotheGreek,theRomans,andtheHebrews.ButtheusualcollegegraduateknewmoreaboutthemoonthanhedidaboutKorea,moreabouttheearlyRomansthanhedidaboutcontemporaryChina.-WillardThop—BeforeWorldWarIIpoliticalactivitieswerefarmoreimportantthanculturalactivities.AmericanuniversitieshadschoolsnamedsaftertheminChina.theFarEastwasanimportantareaforgrowinggrapes.JapanintroducedcashregistersintoChina.ThemainideaoftheseparagraphsisthattherewasnotacloserelationshipbetweentheUnitedStatesandtheFarEastbeforeWorldWarII.SinceCommondorePerryopenedJapanin1853manywesternideashavebeenintroducedintoJapan.thoughtherehadbeensomeculturalrelations,theFarwasstillverydifferentfromtheWest.AmericanswerenotinterestedintheFarEast.ThelackofinterestintheFarEastwasaresultofA.theattitudetowardtheFarEastthatithadlittletruecultureworthstudying.arecongnitionthatFarEasternculturewasdifferent.theprioritygiventoone'sownsocietyanditsorigins.thelittlecontactbecauseofdistance.To"keepthedooropeninChina”meanstoprotectvestedinterestsofthecolonialpowers.maintaindiplomaticexchangesofpersonnel.continuecommercialandculturalrelationships.preventeffortstokeepusoutofChina.Fareasternreligionswerecharacterizedas—A.interestedinChristianity.B.unlikethoseinwest.relatedtotheirbasisofauthority.D.casualandunrelatedtolanguage..CThemarketinvestigationisindispensabletosalespromotion.Theyareascloselyrelatedasthelipsandteeth,sotospeak.Whatyouproduceisforsaleonthemarket.Itwouldbeimpossibletosucceedinsellingaproductwithoutfirstinvestigatingthemarket.Intheinternationalmarket,goodsonsalecomingfromdifferentcountriesandsuppliersarealwaysfacingkeencompetition;undersuchcircumstances,theywilltryeverythingpossibletofamiliarizethemselveswiththemarketconditions.Inmakinginvestigations,weoughttogetinformationaboutwhatsimilaritemsthecompetitorsareofferingonthemarket,whatpricestheyarequoting,whatfeaturestheirproductshave,whoaretheirregularcustomers,etc.Then,howcanweobtainsuchinformation?Therearemanychannelsthatwecanmakeuseofindoingthissortofwork.Thecommercialcounselor'sofficesofourembassiesstationedabroadcanhelpusinmakingmarketinvestigations.Nowadays,ourimportandexportcorporationssendtheirtardegroupsabroadeverynowandthen.Oneoftheirpurposesistomakemarketsurveysonthespot.Certainly,face-to-facetalkswithforeignbusinessmenarealsoimportantchannelstogetmarketinformation.TheChineseExportCommoditiesFairsandsomeotherfairsofsimilarnatureaswellasvisitsofforeignbusinessmenprovideuswithsuchopportunities.Ofcourse,therearesomeotherwaysofmakingmarketinvestigations.Inmakingmarketinvestigation,oneshould.A.getenoughinformationconcernedB.advertisehisproductsproducehighqualitygoodsD.noneoftheaboveTheword“indispensable"inthefirstlinemeans.A.impossibleB.essentialC.advisableD.availableWhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?Therelationshipbetweenmarketinvestigationsandsalespromotionisjustasthatofthelipsandteeth.Itisimpossibletosucceedinsellingaproductwithoutmarketinvestigations.Therearevariouswaysofmakingmarketinvestigations.Productiongoesbeforethemarketinvestigation.Makingmarketinvestigationsisveryimportantbecause.A.inthemarket,goodsonsalearenumerousB.everyproducerisfacingkeencompetitionitcangreatlypromotesalesD.alloftheaboveAllthefollowingarechannelstogetmarketinformationEXCEPT.tohavecommercialcounselor'sofficeofourembassiesstationedabroadtopromotethequalityofourownproductstosendtradegroupsabroadeverynowandthentohaveface-to-facetalkswithforeignbusinessmenDGraduatinghignschoolseniorslookingtoentertheworkforceandotherhighschoolstudentssearchingforsummerjobsarefacingatighterjobmarketthisyearastheoncered-hotU.S.economycontinuestocool.Nationally,thejoblessratefor16-to19-year-oldscontinuestorise.Theunemploymentrateforteenagershit14.2percentinApril,comparedwith12.8percentlastyear,accordingtotheU.S.DepartmentofLabor.“It'sveryobviousthatit'sgoingtobealittleharderthissummer,becausebusinessesaremuchmorereservedandcautious,”saidMarkJ.Gambill,thevicepresidentofmarketingatManpowerInc.thenation'slargesttemporaryemploymentagency.TheNewYorkCity-basedcompanyrecentlysurveyed16,000publicandprivateemployers.Itfoundmanufacturing,lightindustry,andhigh-techfirmswereleastlikelytobeseekingemployees.Temporaryjobstypicallyarethefirsttosufferinaslowingeconomy,butothersectorsthatemployteenagersheavilyhavefallenonleanertimesaswell.Forinstance,theamusement,recreation,andhotelindustriesshedacombined43000jobsinMarchandApril,saidJohnF.StinsonJr.,aneconomistattheU.S.BureauofLaborStatistics.Ironically,thepinchcomesasthenation'soveralljoblessrateremainslow.Statisticsshowthatfewerteenagershavebeenjoblessoverthepastfewsummersthanatanytimeduringthepreviousdecade.“Thejoblessratesarestilllowbyhistoricalstandards.”Mr.Stinsonsaid.Tenyearsago,forexample,theunemploymentratefor16-to19-year-oldworkerswas21.1percentinJuneand15.7percentinJuly.Lastyear,theratewas14.4percentand12.4percent,respectively,federalfiguresshow.Expertssayteenagerslookingforsummerworkstillcanfindjobsbutnotlotsofpay.Thecontinuingslumpinthenation'shigh-techsectorandlingeringuncertaintyoverthegeneralhealthoftheeconomyhavecombinedtolimitteenagers'joboptionstothetypeofworkthatAmericantypicallyhavethrivedon-theretailandfast-foodindustries.Forthepastseveralyears,expertssay,largenumbersofteenagersfoundworkwithhigh-payingtechnologycompanies.Butthoseheadydaysof$50000startingsalariesforthosewithcomputerskillsandonlyahighschooldiplomahaveended.Nationally,some2.8millionstudentsareexpectedtograduatefrompublicandprivatehighschoolsthisyear,accordingtotheU.S.DepartmentofEducation.Lackingsomesortofpostsecondaryeducationortrainingvirtuallyensuresthosegraduateswillgarnerlowwages.RonBird,thechiefeconomistattheEmploymentPolicyFoundation,aWashington-basednonprofitthinktank,saideconomicprojectionsshowthatwagegrowthforthosewithonlyahighschooldiplomawillbetheslowestamongallgroups.“ThereisafundamentalshiftevidentintheU.S.economy,tiedprimarilytotechnology,thatwillrewardmoreprofessional,management,andtechnical-typejobsasopposedtolineoperators,”hesaid.Accordingtothetext,thecurrentunemploymentrateforteenagersislowerthaneverbeforehigherthaninthepreviousdecadecomparabletothenation'soverallunemploymentratehigherthanitwaslastyearCurrentjobprospectsforteenagersinthehigh-techindustryare.A.highlyprofitableB.indeclineC.morepromisingthantheretailindustryD.virtuallynon一existentWhichofthefollowingindividualsisNOTdirectlyquotedinthistext?Thevicepresidentofatemporaryemploymentcompany.Analystsofthehigh-techindustry.Aneconomistatanon-profitthinktank.Agovernmenteconomist.Currently,mostjobopportunitiesforhighschoolstudentsandgraduatesareavailableinA.thehigh-techsectorB.temporaryemploymentC.retailstoresD.amusementparksThistextismainlyabout.thecoolingoftheU.S.economyjobcompetitionbetweenhighschoolstudentsandhighschoolgraduatessummerjobsprospectsforteenagersemploymentprospectsforhighschoolstudentsandgraduatesReadingcomprehensionII(15points):Directions:Putintheblanksofthefollowingsentencesthenumbersofthephrasesshownbelowwhichgivethesentencesthecorrectmeaning.Theyearsafterthecessationofhostilitieswithvictoryhavenotbroughtuspeace;rather,66,Theyhavemadeusaware67usfromitsrealization.Thereishardlyyetanysignthatwehavefoundthekindofequilibrium,politicaloreconomicorsocial,68andsecurity69theygainconfidenceinthemselvesandfaithinthegood-willoftheirneighbours.Itis,indeed,oneofthemajorsourcesofdoubtandfearthat,70anatomicbomb.Acrosspracticallythewholeworld.Neighbourhoodbeginsto71muchof辻smeaning,andgood-willbecomesanemptygesture72whereitisbackedbyapotentialarmycapableofbeingmobilizedovernight.Complexity73toourissuesbytheoverwhelmingpo