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北京大学2003年博士研究生入学考试试题考试科目：英语考试时间：2003年3月PartOneStructureandWrittenExpressionDirection:Ineachquestiondecidewhichofthefourchoicesgivenwillmostsuitablycompletethesentenceifinsertedattheplacemarked.PuttheletterofyourchoiceintheANSWERSHEET.（20%）1.Recognizingtheshortageoftimeavailabletospendwiththeirchildren,workingmotherssometimestake______intheconceptof“qualitytime”.A.refugeB.prideC.placeD.action2.Theterm“NewAustralians”cameintovogueinthe50sand60s,whichimpliedthatthegoalofimmigrationwasassimilationandthatmigrantswouldplacetheirnew-foundAustralianidentityaheadofthe_______contextfromwhichtheyhadcome.A.athleticB.ethicC.aestheticD.ethnic3.Scholarshipsaretoofewto_______thehigh-schoolgraduateswhodeserveacollegeeducation.A.meetB.accommodateC.compromiseD.adopt4.Thestudyshowsthatlayingtoomuchemphasisonexamsislikelyto_______students’enthusiasminlearningEnglish.A.holdbackB.holdoffC.holddownD.adopt5.Therobbertriedto_______thestolengoodsfromthehousehehadbrokeninto,butwascaughtbytheguards.A.makeawaywithB.makeoffforC.getoutD.getthrough6.TheeditorssaidtheymustreporttotheworldhowBeijinghas_______pollutionandimprovedthequalityoftheenvironment.A.cutupB.cutoffC.cutdownD.cutout7.Ifdrugabuse,prostitution,pollution,environmentaldecay,socialinequality,andthelike_______,moreisrequiredthananincreasedpolicepresenceorafreshcoatofpaint.A.aretoeliminateB.areeliminatedC.aretobeeliminatedD.arebeingeliminated8.Thistoothedwhalehasalarge,squareheadwith_______theso-calledspermaceti.A.cavitytocontainB.cavitycontainingC.thecavityforcontainingD.acavitythatcontains9._______,themarketwillhavetoovercomesomeofthehighesthurdlesit’sseeninalongtime.A.ButtohappeninthatorderB.ButforthatinordertohappenC.ButinorderthattohappenD.Butinorderforthattohappen10.Withitsanti-terrorismcampaigntaking_______overanythingelse,thegovernmentisextendingitsjobandrunninginmoreaffairs.A.superiorityB.priorityC.majorityD.polarity11.Thegapbetweenthoseatthelowestlevelandthoseatthehighestlevelofincomehadincreased_______,andiscontinuingtoincrease.A.substantiallyB.successfullyC.succinctlyD.sufficiently12.China’seconomicreformisaimedatseparatingenterprisesfromthegovernment.Ithasbeenimplementedforalmost20years,butbreakthroughs_______.A.havebeenmadeyetB.haveyettomakeC.haveyettobemadeD.tohaveyetmade13.Severaltrialeffortsinthe1980sprovedthatitwasfinancially_______torestoreoldbuildings.A.feasibleB.probableC.beneficiaryD.passable14.Unlovedandunwantedyoungstersmaybetemptedtorunawayfromhometoescapetheirproblem,_______biggeronesincitiesplaguedwithcrime,drugs,andimmorality.A.haveonlyfoundB.onlyfindingC.onlyfoundD.onlytofind15.Ifthestruggleforasustainablesociety_______,wemusthavesomevisionofwhatweareaimingfor.A.istosucceedB.hassucceededC.succeedsD.succeeded16.Atrap_______disguiseiswhathascometobecalledaTrojanHorse,fromtheancientstoryofthegiftofthewoodenhorsefromtheGreeks.A.offeredasagiftinB.offersagiftinC.offeringagifttoD.offeredagiftof17.Telecommutingisanewformofwork_______towork,suchasfatherswithchildren,thechancetoworkwhileremainingathome.A.thataffordingthoseunablepreviouslyB.affordsthosewhowerepreviouslyunableC.affordingthosepreviouslyunableD.affordedthosepreviouslyunable18.______thepassageoflight,manynewplasticsareprocessedusingtechnologiesrivalingthoseusedinthemanufactureofcomputerchips.A.ForthebetterofB.PermittingbetterC.TobetterpermitD.Itisbetterfor19.TheFlowerMarketinSanFranciscois______,anditwasestablishedinthe1930’s.A.homeofthesecondlargestflowermarketinthecountryB.hometothecountry’ssecondlargestflowermarketC.thesecondflowermarketinthecountry’shomeD.thehometothesecondcountry’slargeflowermarket20.Theloyaltyofdogstotheirmastershasearned_____“man’sbestfriend.”A.thenicknameofB.themthenicknameC.anicknameD.nicknamesPartTwoReadingComprehensionⅠ.Direction:Eachofthepassagesisfollowedbysomequestions.Foreachquestionfouranswersaregiven.Readthepassagescarefullyandchoosethebestanswertoeachquestion.PutyourchoiceintheANSWERSHEET.（10%）PassageOne（1）GeraldFeinberg,theColumbiaUniversityphysicist,oncewentsofarastodeclarethat“everythingpossiblewilleventuallybeaccomplished.”Well,thatofcourseleftonlytheimpossibleastheonethingremainingfordaringintellectualadventurerstowhittleawayat.Feinberg,forone,thoughtthat“they’dsucceedeventhere.”（2）Itwasapointworthconsidering.Howmanytimesinthepasthadcertainthingsbeensaidtobeimpossible,onlytohaveitturnoutshortlythereafterthattheiteminquestionhadalreadybeendoneorsoonwouldbe.Whatgreaterclichéwasthereinthehistoryofsciencethanthecomiclitanyoffalseit-couldn’t-be-dones;theinfamouscaseofAugusteComtesayingin1844thatitwouldneverbeknownwhatthestarsweremadeof,followedinafewyearsbythespectroscopebeingappliedtostarlighttorevealthestars’chemicalcomposition;orthecaseofLordRutherford,themanwhodiscoveredthestructureoftheatom,sayingin1933thatdreamsofcontrollednuclearfissionwere“moonshine.”Andthoseweren’teventheworstexamples.No,thehuffiestofallit-couldn’t-be-doneclaimscenteredonthenotionthathumanbeingscouldactuallyfly,eitheratall,oracrosslongdistance,ortothemoon,thestars,orwhereverelse.（3）There