1.-北京外国语大学-英语基础测试

2．北京外国语大学英语基础测试（技能）考研真题及详解（2011-2013）北京外国语大学2013年英语基础测试（技能）考研真题PartIGRAMMAR(30Points)A.CorrectErrorsThepassagecontainstenerrors.Eachindicatedlinecontainsamaximumofoneerror.Ineachcase,onlyONEwordisinvolved.Youshouldproofreadthepassageandcorrectitinthefollowingway:Forawrongword,underlinethewrongwordandwritethecorrectoneintheblankprovidedattheendoftheline.Foramissingword,markthepositionofthemissingwordwitha∧andwritethewordwhichyoubelieveismissingintheblankattheendoftheline.Foranunnecessaryword,crosstheunnecessarywordwithaslash/andputthewordintheblankattheendoftheline.WhilethenumberofCanadianswhosaidFrenchwastheirmothertonguerosetojustover7moutofthetotal33m,andthoseclaimingtheycouldconductaconversationinFrenchwasuptoalmost10min2011comparedtothe2006census,bothcategorieshavedeclinedslightlyasa1.______proportionofthepopulation,inCanadaoverallandinQuebec.Thoseare2.______abletohaveaconversationinbothEnglishandFrenchinwhatisofficiallyabilingualcountrynownumber5.8m,or17.5%ofthepopulation,aslightrise.Butacloserlookofthosefiguresshowsthatitwasmainlyaresultof3.______QuebeckerslearningEnglishrathertheotherwayround.Inacountry4.______wheremulticulturalismisseenasavirtue,thelanguagerevelationsinthecensuswasmostlynotedasapositivesign.TheexceptionwasQuebec,5.______wherethePartiQuébécoisgovernment,whichsupportstheeventually6.______separationoftheprovincewiththerestofCanada,ispreparingto7.______toughenitslanguagelawswithnewlegislationexpectingthisweek.8.______Thebillproposestoeliminateloopholesintheexistinglawusedby9.______parentstosendtheirchildrentoEnglish-languageschools,wouldbarstudentsgraduatingfromaFrench-languagesecondaryschoolfromattendinganEnglish-languagecollege,andwouldextendarequirementthatFrenchwouldbeusedintheworkplacetocovermorebusinesses.10.______“Frenchislosingground,”saidPaulineMarois,theQuebecpremier.“Wehavetocorrectthatsituation.”Thebattlecontinues.PartIIREADINGCOMPREHENSION(80points)A.MultipleChoicePleasereadthefollowingpassagesandchooseA,B,CorDtobestcompletethestatementsorbestanswerthequestionsinfrontofthem.Passage1Germanyhasgoldreservesofjustunder3,400tons,thesecond-largestreservesintheworldaftertheUnitedStates.MuchofthatisinthesafekeepingofcentralbanksoutsideGermany,especiallyintheUS.Onewouldthinkthatwithsuchavaluablestash,wortharound∈133billion($170billion),theGermangovernmentwouldwanttokeepacloseeyeonitswhereabouts.ButnowabizarredisputehasbrokenoutbetweendifferentGermaninstitutionsoverhowcloselythereservesshouldbechecked.Germany’sfederalauditoffice,theBundesrechnungshof,whichmonitorsthegovernment’sfinancialmanagement,isunhappywithhowthecentralbank,theBundesbank,keepstabsonitsgold.Accordingtomediareports,theauditorsaredissatisfiedwiththefactthatgoldreservesinFrankfurtaremorecloselymonitoredthanthoseheldabroad.InGermany,spotchecksarecarriedouttomakesurethatthegoldbarsareintherightplace.ButfortheGermangoldthatisstoredontheBundesbank’sbehalfbytheUSFederalReserveinNewYork,theBankofEnglandinLondonandtheBanquedeFranceinParis,theGermancentralbankreliesontheassurancesofitsforeigncounterpartsthatthegoldiswhereitshouldbe.ThethreeforeigncentralbanksgivetheBundesbankannualstatementsconfirmingthesizeofthereserves,buttheGermansdonotusuallycarryoutphysicalinspectionsofthebars.AccordingtoGermanmediareports,theBundesrechnungshofhasnowrecommendedinitsconfidentialannualauditoftheBundesbankfor2011thatGermany’scentralbankcheckitsforeigngoldreserveswithyearlyspotchecks.TheBundesbankhasrejectedthedemand,arguingthatcentralbanksdonotusuallycheckeachothers’reserves,andtherearenodoubtsabouttheintegrityandthereputationoftheseforeigndepositories.Germanymovedsomeofits.goldreservesabroadduringtheColdWartoprotectthemfromapossibleSovietattack.SomeofthegoldwasmovedbacktoFrankfurtafterthecollapseofcommunism.ButtheBundesbankarguesthatitstillmakessensetostoresomegoldinmajorfinancialcenterssothatitcanbesoldquicklyifnecessary.AlthoughtheBundesbankdoesnotprovideexactdetailsaboutthedistribution,ithasrevealedthatthelargestshareofGermany’sgoldisheldinNewYork,followedbyFrankfurt,LondonandParis.IntimesofuncertaintyaboutthefutureofEurope’scommoncurrency,goldisahottopic,andsomeGermanstakeadimviewofthefactthatmuchofthecountry’sgold—whichtheoreticallybelongstothepeople—isheldabroad.Somemembersofparliamenthaveevenexpresseddoubtsastowhethertheforeigngoldreservesreallyexist.PhilippMissfelder,amemberoftheconservativeChristianDemocraticUnion(CDU),wantedtoseethegoldforhimselfandtraveledtoNewYorkinpersontoinspecttheholdings,accordingtothenewspaperFrankfurterRundschau.PeterGauweiler,aBundestagmemberwiththeChristianSocialUnion(CSU),isalsoskepticalabouttheforeigngoldreserves.InrecentyearshehasattemptedtogainmoreinformationaboutGermany’sgoldthroughparliamentaryquestions.Lastyear,hehadaneconomicsprofessorprepareanexpertreportonthesubject,whichconcludedthattheBundesbankwasnotfulfillingitsinventoryregulationsbyfailingtophysicallyinspectthegold.GauweilerdoubtsthattheBundesbankwouldhaveimmediateaccesstoallitsgoldifnecessary,suggestingthatpartofthegoldmayhaveevenbeenle