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1、 专业 权威 轻松 快乐 北大考博英语历年真题 1 / 24 北京大学北京大学 2013 年博士研究生入学考试英语试题年博士研究生入学考试英语试题 Part One: Listening Comprehension Section A (10%) Directions: In this section you will hear 3 passages. Each passage will be read only ONCE. At the end of each passage, there will be a pause. Listen carefully to the passages a
2、nd then answer the questions that follow. Mark your choice on the Answer Sheet. Passage One Questions 1 to 3 are based on the passage you have just heard. 1. Which of the following statements is true about heart disease? A. It kills 2.6 million people all over the world each year. B. It is a major d
3、isease in Western countries. C. It is caused by the blood supply that nourishes the heart muscle. D. It can cause the blood vessels to become blocked. 2. What can we learn from the study in England and Scotland? A. There are more meat and fish eaters than vegetarians in the study. B. 32% of the peop
4、le in the study are vegetarians. C. People who have normal blood pressure and a healthy weight-are eligible for the study. D. No vegetarians died from heart disease in the study. 3. What did Tracy Parker from the British Heart Foundation suggest? A. Eating more vegetables would result in a healthy h
5、eart. B. Vegetarians should eat foods high in saturated fat and salt, too. C. We should try to avoid meat in our diet. D. Vegetarians had better eat meat to compensate for any lost vitamins and minerals. Passage Two Questions 4 to 6 are based on the passage you have just heard. 4. Which of the follo
6、wing statements in NOT true about the Chinese version of James Joyces novel Finnegans Wake? A. It took the translator 8 years to translate. B. It was so popular among readers that a second edition was being printed. C. The first run of 8,000 copies sold out in less than a month. D. It was one of the
7、 bestsellers in Shanghai last week. 5. What did the translator Ms. Dai say about her work? A. Her work was not faithful to the original intent of the novel. B. She had tried to make her work as complex as the original. C. She had tried to make her work easy to understand. D. She was not surprised th
8、at her work had become a hit in the country. 6. How did some critics explain the “Finnegans Wake” phenomenon in China? A. Its because the stream of consciousness style was warmly received by Chinese readers. B. Its because the demand for translation of foreign-language novels exploded. C. Its becaus
9、e the translation of the highbrow novel tickled some Chinese readers vanity. 专业 权威 轻松 快乐 北大考博英语历年真题 2 / 24 D. Its because Chinese readers were interested in the novelist who was mentally ill. Passage Three Questions 7 to 10 are based on the passage you have just heard. 7. Talking about the worlds mo
10、st prolific killers, which of the following is NOT mentioned by the speaker? A. Sharks B. Lions C. Cats D. Rodents 8. How many birds do domestic cats kill each year? A. Between 1.4 billion and 3.7 billion B. 20 billion C. 33 bird species D. 14% of all bird species 9. Why have researchers called on a
11、uthorities to deal with cats? A. Because the population of cats is increasing. B. Because cats are finely tuned killers under the guise of cute, cuddly friends. C. Because cats have caused species extinctions and affect the integrity of our ecosystems. D. Because cats dont play integral roles in our
12、 ecosystems. 10. Which of the following statements is true about free-ranging domestic cats? A. They have the same hunting strategies as lions and tigers do. B. They are allowed to leave home and go anywhere they want. C. Their owners usually watch over them. D. Their owners are pleased when they ta
13、ke dead animals home. Section B (10%) Directions: In this section you will hear a talk about American literature. While listening, focus on the major points and do not forget to take notes. After that, complete the following outline by filling in the blanks numbered from B1 to B20 with key words. Th
14、e talk will be read TWICE. There will be a One Minute pause between the first and the second reading. Then you will have another One Minute to check your work after the second reading. Write your answers on ANSWER SHEET (2). - OUTLINE Moveme nt Title Time Period Origins Core Beliefs and Important Fi
15、gures Transcen dentalis m B1 s 1860s New B2 , the north eastern part of the US The writers showed a difference from British writers, British cultural tradition and B3 . Individuals did not need B4 B5 . Individuals were encouraged to be B6 on themselves. Ralph Waldo Emerson: published Nature in B7 . Romanti cism 1830s 1870s British and B8 It is centered on strong B9 and imagination rather than B10 thought. American works also focus on the B11 and on human B12 . Edgar Allen Poe: best known for tales filled with B13 . We might now call his work B14 stories. 专业 权威 轻松 快乐 北大考博英语历年真题 3 / 24
