북경대 입학시험 2003년 영어문제

北京大学2003年留学生入学考试英语试题

一、语音知识
找出每组单词划线部分与其他读音不同的一个，每小题1分，共5分
1、 A. Lead B. Mean C. League D. Head
2、 A.Mouth B. There C. Thus D. Those
3、 A. Foot B. Food C. Cook D. Look
4、 A.Due B. Use C. Rule D.Tube
5、 A. Nation B. Station C. Moderation D. Question


二、词汇和语法知识（每小题1分，共35分）
6、 He was frightened when he first saw a dog.
A. fearless B. happy C. afraid D. brave

7、 Cloud you do me a favour ,Please ,and change this skirt for me?
A. agree with me B. support
C. be kind to me D. help me

8、 No one can prevent us from doing this experiment.
A. stop us (from) doing B. keep us doing
C. make us to do D. persuade us to do

9、 She looked at the boy awkwardly as near the door as he could be.
A. to stand B. standing C. stands D. stand

10、You may stay at home and take care of your sister.
A. look at B. look for C. look after D. look up

11、There are a lot of books on
A. the bookshelfs B. the book' s shelf
C. the bookshelves D. the books' shelves

12、She goes to in her spare time.
A. the workers' college B. the worker' s college
C. the worker college D. the college of workers

13、She can speak English better than else.
A. the one B. no one C. anyone D. another

14、Sorry I can' t solve your problems. I know English.
A. few B. a few C. little D. a little

15、He came from
A. a European country B. an European country
C. the Europe country D. an Europe country

16、This is one of interesting books on your subject.
A. the most B. the most of C. most D. most of the

17、He was
A . fifty B. the fifty C. the fiftieth D. fiftieth

18、He is boy in his class.
A. the cleverest B. the cleverer C. cleverer D. more clever

19、I only have half video tapes now as you had last year.
A. as much B. more C. as many D. so many

20、 Which do you think is , coffee, tea or lemonade?
A. the best B. better C. best D. the better

21、Today English is a subject of school education.
A. optional B. terrible C. necessary D. attached

22、 She brought the boy to the table the corner of the room and she made him sit.
A. in B. at C. on D. to

23、 had Oswald reached school when the bell rang.
A. No sooner B. Although C. Rarely D. Hardly

24、There was plenty of time, you
A. mustn' t have hurried B. couldn' t have hurried
C. mustn' t hurry D. needn' t have hurried

25、Watch you step! You be more careful.
A. may B. should C. had to D. would

26、Brown is learning Chinese. his sister.
A. So does B. Neither is C. Nor does D. So is

27、Tom Japanese since he was eleven years old.
A. learned B. is learning
C. has been learning D. was learning

28、The banquet was the most expensive one they
A. have had B. would have
C. had never had D. had ever had

29、There a book and two dictionaries on the table.
A. is B. are C. to be D. were

30、 something is one thing; it is another.
A. To say ...... to do B. Say ...... to do
C. To say ...... do D. Say ...... do

31、She knew he her several times.
A. surprised B. would surprised
C. had surprised D. surprises

32、His Classmate was determined out his plan.
A. carrying B. to carry
C. to have carried D. carried

33、The ship had of crew.
A. a great deal B. a little
C. plenty D. much

34、The following day, the sea became rough that the boat almost turned over.
A. very B. much
C.so D. too

35、He is not able to concentrate this subject.
A. in B. at
C. on D. for

36、Our team every match so far this year, but we still have three more games to play.
A. was winning B. has won
C. has won D. wins

37、Now he a book about New Guinea, I don' t suppose he will finish it.
A. writes B. wrote
C. has written D. is writing

38、Would you be to show me the way to the City Hall7
A. good enough B. good enough as
C.so good D.as good as

39、I suggest again.
A. us try B. us trying
C. we try D. us to try

40、 If you fail,don't lose heart, just
A. don't stop to try B. continue your tries
C. not give up trying D. keep on trying



三、完形填空
从每小题所给出的四个答案中选出最佳的一个，每小题1分，共15分
About a month ago,I was present at a solemn occasion--the reading of a will(遗嘱). I can remember one passage that particularly struck me. It ran something (41)this.
"And I direct that $ 50 be (42)to old William B, (43)I have wished to help for many years. (44)always put off doing so."
It (45)the Voice of Opportunity Lost speaking from Beyond (临终遗言). But the story does not (46)there. When the lawyers came to .(47)out the law- bequest(动产遗赠), they discovered (48)old William B had (49) ,too,and so the good deed was lost.
I felt rather (50)about that. It seemed to me a most regrettable (51)that William should not have had his $ 50 just (52) somebody kept. putting (53) giving it to him. And from ( 54 ) accounts,William could have done with the (55)
41、A. about B. like C. for D. of
42、A. consumed B. cost C. paid D. devoted
43、A. that B .who C. whom D. which
44、A. and B. or C. yet D. but
45、A. was B.were C.is D.has been
46、A. remain B. end C. finish D. appear
47、A. find B. point C. put D. carry
48、A. which B. an C. that D. how
49、A. died B. gone C. escaped D. hidden
50、A. happy B. sorry C. faithful D. exciting
51、A. matters B. story C. prejudice D. thing
52、A. because B. for C. as though D. till
53、A. in B. into C. off D. on
54、A. every B. some C. any D. all
55、A. gift B. money C. regrets D. expense



四、阅读理解（每小题1.5分，共15分）
Passage I
In the earliest stages of man's development he had no more need of money than animals. He was content with very simple forms of shelter, made his own rough tools and weapons and could provide food and clothing for himseff and his family from natural materials around him. As he became more civilized, however, he began to want better shelter, more efficient tools and weapons, and more axnfort~le and more lasting clothing than could be provided by his own neighborhood or by the work of his own unskilled hands. For these things he had to turn to the skilled people such as smiths, leather workers or carpenters who were springing up everywhere . It was then that the question of payment arose.
At first he got what he wanted by a simple process of exchange . The Smith who had not the time to look after land or cattle was glad to take meat or grain from the farmer in exchange for an axe or a plough. But as more and more goods which had no fixed exchange value came on the market, exchange became too complicated to be satisfactory. Another problem arose when those who made things wanted to get stocks of wood or leather, or iron, but had nothing to offer in exchange until their finished goods were ready.
Thus the difficulties of exchange led by degrees to the invention of money. In some countries, easily handled things like seeds or shells were given a certain value and the farmer, instead of paying the Smith for a new axe by giving him some meat or grain, gave him so many shells. If the Smith had any shells left when he had bought his food, he could get stocks of the raw materials of his trade. In some countries quite large things such as cows or camels or even big flat stones were used for trade. Later, pieces of metal, bearing values according to the rarity of the metal and the size of the pieces, or coins were used. Money as we know it had arrived.

56、 In very early times
A. children did not need money.
B. men did not need money at all.
C. men needed animals more than they needed money.
D. men needed money more than animals did.

57、As men became more civilized they
A. all learnt to make what they wanted themselves.
B. had to travel a lot to look for what they wanted.
C. got things from other people who knew how to make them better.
D. found everything more expensive.

58、The simple process of exchange
A. only made things more complicated.
B. was not at all satisfactory.
C. could not easily fix exchange value.
D. provided everyone with everything he needed

59、 Before people used metal coins they used
A. shells or seeds because they could be easily handled.
B. camels even though they were large.
C. flat stone even though they were large.
D. all of the above.

60、Money was not used until
A. an urgent need for it was left.
B. a simple process of exchange came to be practiced.
C. nothing could be offered in exchange.
D. the exchange of one thing another because I~oo complicated.



Passage Ⅱ
After two decades of growing student enrollments and economic prosperity, business schools in the United States have started to face harder times. Only Harvard' s MBA School showed a substantial increase in enrollment in the 1993 school year. Both Princeton and Stanford have seen decreases in their enrollments. Since 1990, the number of people receiving Masters in Business Administration (MBA) degrees, has dropped abouz 3 percent to 75,000, and the trend of lower enrollment rates is expected to continue.
There two factors causing this decrease in students seeking an MBA degree. The first one is that many graduates of four- year colleges are finding that an MBA degrees is not a guarantee fort a plush(漂亮)job on Wall Street, or in other financial districts of major American cities.
Many of the entry - level management jobs are going to students graduating with Master of Arts degrees in English and the humanities as well as those holding MBA degrees. Students have asked the questions,"Is an MBA degree really what l need to be best prepared for getting a good job?”The second major factor has been the cutting of American 'payrolls and the lower number of entry-level jobs being offered. Business needs are changing, and MBA schools are struggling to meet the new demands.

61、What is the main focus of the passage?
A. Jobs on Wall Street.
B. Types of graduate degrees.
C. Change in enrollment for MBA schools.
D. How schools are changing to reflect the economy.

62、Which of the following descriptions most likely applies to Wall Street?
A. A shopping district.
B. A neighborhood in New York.
C. A major financial center.
D. A center for international affairs.

63、Which of the following university's business schools has not shown a decrease in enrollment?
A. Stanford B. Yale C. Princeton D. Harvard

64、 According to the passage,what are two cause of declining business school enrollment?
A. Fewer MBA schools and fewer entry - level jobs.
B. Declining population and economic prosperity.
C. Lack of necessary for an MBA and an economic recession(衰退).
D. Low salary and foreign competition.

65、Which of the following might be the topic of the next paragraph?
A. Future economic predictions.
B. A history of the recent economic changes.
C. Descriptions of non- MBA graduate programs.
D. MBA schools' efforts to change.



五、英汉互译
将下列中文句子翻译成英文，英文句子翻译成中文，每小题3分，共15分
66、他的汽车比我的贵。
67、虽然我在北京只呆了几天，但是我已经交了很多朋友。
68、在过去的十年中，他掌握了英语和德语。
69、Fifty years after his invention,a German company discovered that aspirin(阿斯匹林) was a painkiller and has since made millions selling it.
70、But if, for some reason, people- ever lost faith in paper money, ten dollars wouldn't be worth the paper it's printed on.



六、作文(15分)(120—150字)
Suppose you are writing a diary on Christmas Day, and tell us how you spend that day.