1、北京大学真题 2005 年及答案解析(总分：88.01，做题时间：90 分钟)一、BPart Listenin(总题数：20，分数：20.00)1.That Pacific island attracts shoals of tourists with its rich _ of folk arts.（分数：1.00）A.heritageB.heredityC.heroismD.hermitage2.As for the missing funds, the company manager, when demanded to give an explanation, could not eve
2、n come up with a _ one.（分数：1.00）A.plaintiveB.pervasiveC.perpetualD.plausible3.The governments policies in the past five years have shown a (n) _ in emphasizing the necessity of improving the peasants livelihood.（分数：1.00）A.exaltationB.coherenceC.agonyD.behavior4.The Chinese world diving champion was
3、_ from the national team, which has been front-page reported in the country for several days.（分数：1.00）A.displayedB.dispersedC.disarmedD.dismissed5.A comet is distinguished from other bodies in the solar system _.（分数：1.00）A.into its appearanceB.off its appearanceC.by its appearanceD.to its appearance
4、6._ of the Pennsylvania Gazette, Benjamin Franklin tried hard to make the periodical popular.（分数：1.00）A.As owner and editorB.While was owner and editorC.Having being owner and editorD.To be owner and editor7._ the First World War, the United States became the dominant force in the motion-picture ind
5、ustry.（分数：1.00）A.It was during the advent underB.With the advent ofC.To follow the adventD.Upon the advent at8.He had no alternative but _ to fight in the Middle East.（分数：1.00）A.to goB.goC.goingD.went9.Shall we request that the manager _ our suggestion again?（分数：1.00）A.considerB.considersC.considere
6、dD.must consider10.He has little trouble _ the tires of his car.（分数：1.00）A.to fixB.fixC.fixingD.with fixing11.John wishes now that he _ the Spring Festival at home.（分数：1.00）A.spentB.had spentC.has spentD.did spend12.The hostess _ the maid _ the table for dinner while we arrived after a three-hour dr
7、ive from the town.（分数：1.00）A.told, to makeB.was telling, to doC.told, to layD.was telling, to set13.Mrs. James _ a divorce from her husband, for she can no longer his stormy temper.（分数：1.00）A.is seeking, put up withB.seeks, put down withC.is seeking, put up forD.seeks, put down for14.Before she coul
8、d shout “look _ “to the old man, he was run by a car coining from his left.（分数：1.00）A.back, onB.out, overC.up, downD.ahead, at15.In the north of the country, the sun always shines _ the vast prairie land in summer.（分数：1.00）A.brightly onB.bright onC.bright inD.brightly in16.That grand-sized pine tree
9、 _ the horizon.（分数：1.00）A.stands up well againstB.stands out good toC.stands out well againstD.stands up good to17.“The effect of this medicine _ by midnight,“ the doctor told Emma“You had better not try to read tonight.“（分数：1.00）A.will wear offB.wears offC.will have worn offD.will be worn off18._,
10、the guest speaker was ushered into the auditorium hall to give the lecture.（分数：1.00）A.Being shown around the campusB.Having shown to the campusC.After been shown around the campusD.Having been shown around the campus19.The new computer virus _, the system was restored to its normal operation.（分数：1.0
11、0）A.having removedB.being removedC.had been removedD.was removed20.Surveys show that _ less sleep than we think, _ too much sleep could even harm our health.（分数：1.00）A.not only do we need, but thatB.not only we need, but alsoC.not only we need, but thatD.not only do we need, but also二、BPart Reading
12、(总题数：3，分数：18.00)BPassage One/BB Cell Phone Hegemony/BI recall how annoying it was years ago when smoking everywhere was legal in California. Many complained about the restrictions when they arrived, but I didnt, because I seriously hated watching shoppers smoking through the tomatoes and lettuce in
13、the vegetable section of the store.People forget how sickening that used to be, especially with the butts all over the grocery store floor. Tossing a burning smoke on the ground, stomping it with your foot, and leaving it to be swept up by somebody else later was somehow OK.But laws were passed, and
14、 you could finally shop without having to buy broccoli while gagging on a nearby Winston.Grocery stores are now filled with drips talking on cell phones about their sisters. I believe these obnoxious chatterers are all rebellious smokers getting back at us. This is worse than smoking! How did these
15、phones come to dominate our lives like this, and does anyone even try to resist?Cell phones now rule the worlds collective unconscious in untold ways. What astonishes me about all this is the sociology that has crept up on us. Why do we have this incessant need to chat on cell phones all day long? T
16、est out this thesis. Make a note of a friend who calls you from both a cell phone and a land-line at different times. Time the calls and note the content. The cell phone calls will always be longer and more inane-without exceptions!（分数：7.00）(1).In the second sentence of the first paragraph, the pron
17、oun “they“ in “when they arrive“ refers to _.（分数：1.75）A.restrictionsB.shoppersC.complaintsD.people(2).In the third paragraph, “gagging on a nearby Winston“ means _.（分数：1.75）A.near the broccoli counter m the shop was the counter that sold cigarettesB.while buying vegetables, one very often inhaled ci
18、garette smoke in the shopC.there were many people in the shop who were smoking Winston brand cigarettesD.years ago the majority of the shoppers smoked when buying things(3).According to the 4th paragraph, which of the following statements is TRUE?（分数：1.75）A.People like to talk in grocery stores endl
19、essly about their sisters and family matters.B.The obnoxious users of cell phone in public places remind us of the smokers in grocery stores years ago.C.Smokers were angry when laws were passed to forbid smoking in groceries, and they now talked loudly in the shops on cell phone to rebel and revenge
20、.D.People who now talk incessantly on cell phone in grocery stores are those who liked to smoke there before.(4).What do you think is the writers purpose in writing this passage?（分数：1.75）A.To tell the reader that the use of cell phones is as bad as smoking.B.To call for a ban on the use of cell phon
21、es in the public.C.To emphasize the immoral effect of the cell phone on our consciousness.D.To draw public attention to the problems caused by the use of cell phones.BPassage Two/BB English as a world Language/BEnglish is a victim of its own success. Newspapers in England have noticed that the incor
22、rect use of cliches are marring the smooth flow of a great language whose ability to imbibe and absorb has been one important reason for its success. This success also stems from the languages unique position of being the only one spoken in most parts of the world. Really, English has no boundaries.
23、 Even in countries such as Japan and China, which were not colonized by Britain, English is making a determined “conquest“.Unfortunately, such a conquest is not always welcome because a language sometimes doubles as a political weapon. In fact, it has always led a troubled life. It has been disliked
24、, even hated, largely because the people who originally spoke English conquered, colonized and terrorized half the world, or just about. The animosity to the language continues, at least in some places. The bitterness that the French, for instance, have for English is a good example of a language be
25、ing given a quasi-political role in society.Fortunately, this aversion does not run as deep as it did some years ago, and there is a growing realization that English is the lingua franca. Many nations, such as China and Japan, have been making serious efforts to promote the language.But there might
26、be a serious problem if every state or continent were to have its own version of English. As is pointed out by the newspapers of England, with too many variations of the language, a time may come when one group of English-speaking people may not be able to understand another. This is happening where
27、 the way Singaporeans speak English. Listen to the Australians pronouncing “e“; it sounds like “a“. And very possibly, in the future nobody will try to correct school boys and girls for getting their English wrong.（分数：6.00）(1).In this passage, the success of English refers to the fact that _.（分数：2.0
28、0）A.it has become the most widely used language in the worldB.It has made a conquest in Japan and China, which were not colonized by BritainC.it has beaten other languages such as FrenchD.each state or continent has its own version of English(2).The bitterness of the French people toward the English
29、 language shows（分数：2.00）A.what a political role languages can play in societyB.how people can attach political significance to which language they speakC.languages in fact always fail to play a political role in societyD.some people like to give languages roles to play(3).In the future, nobody will
30、try to correct children when they speak wrong English, because _.（分数：2.00）A.people all want to promote the learning of EnglishB.English will change to be that spoken by Singaporeans and AustraliansC.people will not be able to understand each otherD.too many versions of English will make it impossibl
31、e to tell what is correct EnglishBPassage Three/BB Affluenza/BFor many people, economic growth and an increase in possessions are signs of progress, but for anti-consumer groups overconsumption and materialism are sicknesses. A recent Public Broadcasting Service coined the term affluenza, which desc
32、ribes consumption of material goods in a strongly negative way.Af-flu-en-za (noun) combines two words: affluence and fluenza. According to anti-consumer and environmental fights organizations, the high consumption life stiles of affluence cause people to be less happy even though they are acquiring
33、more “things“. The major negative effect on the environment is that overconsumption is depleting the worlds natural resources, anti-consumer groups argue. Furthermore, the groups observe that an artificial. Ongoing and insatiable quest for things and the money to buy them has replaced the normal des
34、ire for an adequate supply of lifes necessities, community life, a stable family, and healthy relationships. For example, todays families are replacing items much more frequently than in the past. Many Americans now treat clothing as “disposable“, discarding clothes when fashion changes, and creatin
35、g a boom in thrift stores and yard sales. The U. S. A.s largest export is now used clothes. About 2.5 million tons of unfashionable old clothes and rags are sold to Third World countries every year.（分数：5.01）(1).A coined word is a word that _.（分数：1.67）A.combines two words togetherB.is often made by p
36、utting words or parts of words togetherC.is made in the way coins are producedD.gives an old word a new meaning(2).In the word “affluenza“ is implied the meaning that _.（分数：1.67）A.too much money is a disasterB.a life of affluence is like a fluenzaC.over-consumption is like an epidemic brought by aff
37、luenceD.affluence is a negative thing(3).According to this passage, which of the following statements is NOT true?（分数：1.67）A.Consuming insatiably will hasten the exhaustion of natural resources.B.A superficial pursuit of material things will bring problems to family relationships.C.One positive thin
38、g about overconsumption of Americans is that large exports of used clothes are sent to Third World countries.D.Americans nowadays are replacing their cars, TV sets and furniture very frequently.三、BPart B/B(总题数：1，分数：10.00)B America Loses a Great Public Thinker/BArthur Millers death last week meant mo
39、re than the loss of an outstanding playwright. It was the loss of a great public thinker who believed strongly that the essence of America-its greatness was in its promises. 71. UMiller knew what ignorance and fear and the madness of crowds, especially when exploited by sinister leadership, could do
40、 to those promises./U 72. UHis greatest concerns, “were with the moral corruption brought on by bending ones ideals to societys dictates, buying into the values of a group when they conflict with the voice of personal conscience./U “73. UThe individual in Millers view, had an abiding moral responsib
41、ility for his or her own behavior, and for the behavior of society as a whole./U He said that “I felt that as improbable as it might seem, there were moments when an individual conscience was all that could keep a world from falling.“Miller saw some of the differences in two sharply, defined eras: t
42、he depression-wracked 1930s and the prosperous postwar 1950s. It was perhaps around 1936, people who used to mind no polities began thinking for the first time of common action as a way out of their impossible conditions. 74. UBy the early 50s the agony of the Depression was gone. McCarthyism was in
43、 flower./U After the 50s, however, Americans became more practical and pragmatic. The dean of the University of Michigan was complaining that his students highest goal was to fit in with corporate America rather than to separate truth from falsehood. 75. U“They become experts at grade-getting, but t
44、heres less speculating about the wrongs of the world and ideal solutions something no employer was interested in./U“ Now Miller is gone, and if we are not wise enough to pay attention, his uncomfortable truths will die with him.（分数：10.00）(1).（分数：2.00）_(2).（分数：2.00）_(3).（分数：2.00）_(4).（分数：2.00）_(5).（分
45、数：2.00）_四、BPart Cloze Te(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Superstition is a difficult question. We cannot quite say that superstition in Britain is dead. Its history is both U(76) /U long and too recent for that, and indeed you will find many relics of it in modern Britain. But they are only relics connected chiefly
46、with vague notions of good luck and U(77) /U luck. It is unlucky, for instance, to walk under a ladder, or to spill salt, or break a mirror, or to have U(78) /U to do with number 13; whereas a horseshoe brings good U(79) /U, and people jokingly “touch wood“ U(80) /U prevent the return of a past misf
47、ortune. There are still many strange country remedies against sickness U(81) /U are obviously superstitious. But the real measure of superstition is fear. In this U(82) /U there is no superstition in Britain. British people as a whole do U(83) /U believe in evil influences or evil spirits. Sickness and misfortune are not the U(84) /U of witchcraft, but of dirt or chance or foolishness or inefficie
