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 C. Had been? as strong
B. If ?as strongly 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
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.
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
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
2016年北京外国语大学博士生英语入学考试试题
