2013年北京外國(guó)語大學(xué)二外英語考研真題及答案解析.pdf

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長(zhǎng)召開有關(guān)會(huì)議審批確定復(fù)試 名單 對(duì)于初試成績(jī)符合國(guó)家教委復(fù)試基本要求 招生單位擬不復(fù)試錄取的考生 應(yīng)及時(shí)將其 全部材料轉(zhuǎn)寄第二志愿單位 對(duì)于不符合國(guó)家教委復(fù)試要求的考生材料不得轉(zhuǎn)寄其他招生單 位 對(duì)于個(gè)別初試成績(jī)未達(dá)到國(guó)家教委制定的復(fù)試基本要求的考生 招生單位擬對(duì)其進(jìn)行復(fù)試 的 需上報(bào)所在省 市 自治區(qū) 高校招生辦審批 少數(shù)招生單位經(jīng)國(guó)家教委批準(zhǔn) 可自行審批 個(gè)別考生 不含同等學(xué)力考生 初試成績(jī)突出 同時(shí)招生單位對(duì)其課程學(xué)習(xí) 實(shí)驗(yàn)技能和 科研能力等情況比較了解 認(rèn)為確有培養(yǎng)前途的 經(jīng)指導(dǎo)教師提出 系 校 院 所 批準(zhǔn) 可 以不復(fù)試 對(duì)于同等學(xué)力考生須全面 嚴(yán)格復(fù)試 應(yīng)加強(qiáng)對(duì)本科主干課程和實(shí)驗(yàn)技能的考查 其中筆 試科目不少于兩門 既然選擇了遠(yuǎn)方 便只顧風(fēng)雨既然選擇了遠(yuǎn)方 便只顧風(fēng)雨 2 復(fù)試名單確定后 招生單位應(yīng)向考生所在單位函調(diào)人事檔案和本人現(xiàn)實(shí)表現(xiàn)等材料 全面審查其政治情況 3 根據(jù)復(fù)試名單通知考生進(jìn)行復(fù)試 復(fù)試前由招生單位組織有指導(dǎo)教師參加的復(fù)試小組 根據(jù)專業(yè)要求和考生具體情況 確定復(fù)試內(nèi)容 復(fù)試試題和復(fù)試形式 口試 筆試或?qū)嵺`環(huán)節(jié) 的考核等 一般以口試為主 七 研究生各院系學(xué)習(xí)年限及學(xué)費(fèi)標(biāo)準(zhǔn) 萬元 年 北京外國(guó)語北京外國(guó)語大學(xué)大學(xué) 20142014 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it is a nice day it that the sentence has for subject its it s 9 If John that notice of a chance to sail the seven he will the opportunity seize sees seas II Understand and use the synonym context clues 21 A Determine the meaning of the underlined word by identifying its part of speech verb noun adjective etc and by locating its synonym in the statement Write your answer on the given line e g Even as a child Thomas Edison had a very inquisitive mind at the age of three he performed his first experiment out of curiosity In this sentence inquisitive is a an adjective It means curious 1 You must bathe the wound with clean water and after you wash it put some medicine on it and bandage it carefully In this sentence bathe is a an It means 2 He developed a cynical attitude after years of frustration He was always in low spirits because of this negativeness In this sentence cynical is a an It means 3 A bridge sky in the morning is not a guarantee of fine weather during the rest of the day Don t promise anything too soon In this sentence guarantee is a an It means 4 The old woman had a strange habit to keep over 100 cats in her house Her neighbours all called her an eccentric lady In this sentence eccentric is a an It means 5 Few composers have been so idolized during their lifetime as was Edward Mar Dowel Of course people worshiped him for a good reason In this sentence idolize is a an It means B Make a best choice to complete each statement Then from the statement find out the synonym clue s of the underlined word and put it them into bracket s e g a Many amateur theater groups produce benefit plays for the purpose of raising funds They may be interested in the theater for its own sake but their principal interest is a profit b reputation c excitement d Creativeness Large chunks of ice and snow melt very slowly Once they begin to thaw several weeks of warm weather may be required before they are totally a increased b dissolved c frozen d warm June in the West Indies has an interesting significance for this is the time when conditions necessary for 既然選擇了遠(yuǎn)方 便只顧風(fēng)雨既然選擇了遠(yuǎn)方 便只顧風(fēng)雨 hurricane formation begin to build up It gets windier and windier By August these conditions are fully developed and from then until the first of November is the period of a winter b growth c storms d harvest The early Babylonians made their written record permanent They made signs on soft clay tablets with the top of a reed These tablets were then baked in the sun until they became hard and durable Thus the words on the tablets a were correct b 1ast for a long time c were readable d disappeared immediately People are still conjecturing about the mysterious fate of the Lost Colony Some guess that Indians carried off or killed the settlers others imagine that the Spaniard destroyed the settlement What actually occurred is a seldom recalled b described in drama c as yet unknown d a matter of record Legally all men are equal but genetically no two men are identical It is highly improbable that two individuals will ever be born with patterns of genetically transmitted characteristics that are a similar b the same c different d individual III Understand and use the antonym context dues 20 A Each of the following sentences contains an antonym clue for the underlined word Locate the word phrase which means the opposite of the underlined word and then put it into brackets Finally select the best meaning for the underlined word e g Professor English s attitude showed his concern The students attitudes on the other hand were very casual c Casual means a attitude b concerned c Indifferent Some students were unintentionally late for class while a few were purposely late Unintentionally means a purposely b accidentally c always In many nations there are two financial extremes from penury to great wealth Penury means a wealth b poverty c middle income Oranges are indigenous to southern California but foreign to New York farms Indigenous means a native b unknown c alien Rather than carefully planning the speaker relied on improvising the speech as he addressed the audience Improvising means a joking b making up c planning Why did you spend such all inordinate amount of time on the first question Ten minutes would have been more reasonable Inordinate means a tiny b uninterested c excessive B Make a best choice to complete each statement and then find out the antonym clue of your choice and put it on the given line e g In the treatment of this disease complete calm is necessary for recovery The doctor has warned that under no circumstances must the patient be allowed to become a inactive b better c hungry d excited Antonym clue of d is calm 1 Collectors of stamps coins or other objects should collect common specimens as well as unusual ones Not only are they often more attractive but also one can never tell when some common object may suddenly become 既然選擇了遠(yuǎn)方 便只顧風(fēng)雨既然選擇了遠(yuǎn)方 便只顧風(fēng)雨 a attractive b rare c 1ess valuable d duplicated Antonym clue of is 2 Every excess causes a defect every defect an excess Every sweet has its sour every hardship its a good b penalty c comfort d disaster Antonym clue of is 3 Most people like Ellen because they know she is frank with them On the other hand they distrust her sister because she is always a secretive b impolite c inactive d unreliable Antonym clue of is 4 She had so long enjoyed her imaginary illnesses that when the doctor dismissed her case she was a cured b memories c disappointed d pleased Antonym clue of is 5 In the atomic powerhouse nuclear reactors are used in place of oil and coal furnaces However the nuclear reactors create radiation hazards this problem had to be solved before such reactors could be used a cheaply b experimentally c safely d daily Antonym clue of is IV Decide whether the statements are true or false according to the context 20 A After each paragraph there are two statements If the statement is a valid judgement to the content of the paragraph write T if it is not write F e g Men in boats are able to approach quite close to the ocean sunfish before it turns over and disappears under the water Thus it is easily caught T The ocean sunfish is noted for its stupidity F The ocean sunfish must be kept fresh 1 There was no way of knowing when we had crossed the border no markings no border posts but it must have happened sometime around midnight The author is traveling alone the author is unfamiliar with the area 2 Randolph grew up in New York and knew well its secret charms and hidden faults He did not even care about the world that people told him existed beyond New York s limits His knowledge and sympathies were quite limited He could not afford to travel around the world 3 Originally there was an abundance of white pine in American forests However so many uses have been discovered for this wood that the supply of white pine is becoming smaller and smaller People will find white pine increasingly abundant As a result white pine has become increasing expensive 4 Many men have been employed to paint this gigantic bridge If one of the painters fell his perch he would probably be killed There have been no fatal accidents of this kind since the bridge span was completed One reason for this is that the painters employed here are all specially trained Painters working on this bridge have to be insured 5 The instructor read Sam s paper and saw that Sam had scored perfectly on the multiple choice true false and fill in sections of the test However Sam had not finished the major essay and had lost fifteen points on that section 既然選擇了遠(yuǎn)方 便只顧風(fēng)雨既然選擇了遠(yuǎn)方 便只顧風(fēng)雨 The instructor fails Sam The instructor believes that Sam generally understands the work B Decide if the statement after each paragraph is a valid inference If it is valid write T If it is not write F e g When the phone finally rang Joe leaped from the edge of his chair and grabbed for it T Joe probably had been waiting for the call anxiously 1 They were all shocked when Jones confessed to the theft No one had questioned his courage 2 The letter of the alphabet were nothing more to her than meaningless shape She did not know how to think 3 No fragments of pottery have been unearthed by archaeologists from the ruins of this city Apparently the inhabitants did not know how to build homes 4 When people of early New England chose sleeping garments the main consideration was warmth People at that time had different taste of beauty 5 Every editor has to cope with a certain number of wound up visitors Ralph worked with his hat on He wore his hat to give visitors the impression that he was about to leave 6 The man who installed the new equipment in the executive s office told him that the first cost would be the last It was suggested that the equipment was built to last a lifetime 7 Only in terms of decades or even centuries can we evaluate the importance and permanence of the changes in the distribution of power among nations These changes occur obviously 8 We often hear that brevity is the soul of wit As used here wit perhaps refers to jest but the saying is even more applicable to a higher form of wit the concise expression of real wisdom It is implied that the man who can say much in a few words is a master 9 During the harvest season the men on all the farms were working from morning until sunset Sometimes they even worked by moonlight They were trying to get the harvest in before it was ruined by a storm The farmers were pitted against competitors 10 A commuter whose estate is overrun with squirrels has a trap that catches but does not kill He picks it up every morning laden with squirrels puts it in his car drives three miles to his train and in a little park behind the station releases the animals with a silent prayer that they will adjust to their new environment He is humane to small animals V Read the passage carefully Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words 10 Everybody wastes time Instead of doing his homework the schoolboy watches television Instead of writing her essay the student goes out with her friends They all had good intentions but they keep putting off the moment when they must start work As a consequence they begin to feel guilty and then waste even more time wishing they had not allowed themselves to be distracted When someone else is organizing our time for us as for instance during lessons or working hours we do not necessarily work more efficiently but at least we are subject to the discipline of a routine t is when we ale responsible for organizing our own time that the need for self discipline arises I know two writers who seem to work in quite different ways Bob is extremely methodical He arrives at his office at 9 a m and is creative until 12 30 At 2 p m he returns to his desk and is creative until 5 p m when he goes home and switches off until the following morning Alan on the other hand works in inspired bursts often missing meals and sleep in order to get his ideas down on paper Such periods of intense activity are usually 既然選擇了遠(yuǎn)方 便只顧風(fēng)雨既然選擇了遠(yuǎn)方 便只顧風(fēng)雨 followed by days when he potters around his flat listening to Mozart and flicking through magazines Their places of work reflect their styles Bob s books are nearly arranged on the shelves he can always find the books he wants Alan on the other hand has books and magazines all over the place They are about every subject under the sun mostly unconnected with his work All the same he has a knack of making use of the unlikely information to illuminate his books Questions 1 When people waste time instead of getting down to work hey start to 2 The advantage of working for someone else is that 3 Why does Alan have a lot of books and magazines 4 What can Alan s work be best Described as 5 How could we describe Bob s way of working VL Read the passage below and choose the best answer for each statement that follows 20 Several years ago my parents my wife my son and I ate at one of those restaurants where the menu is scrawled on a blackboard After a wonderful dinner the waiter set the check in the middle of the table That s when it happened my father did not reach for the bill Conversation continued Finally it dawned on me that I should pick up the check After hundreds of restaurant meals with my parents after a lifetime of thinking of my father as the one with dollars it had all changed I reached for the check and my view of myself was suddenly altered I Was an adult Some people mark off their lives in years I measure mine in small events I did not become a young man at a particular age like 13 but rather when a kid strolled into the store where I worked and called me Mister He repeated it several times looking straight at me The realization hit like a punch Me I was suddenly a mister There have been other milestones The cops of my youth always seemed big even huge and of course they were older than I Was Then one day they were suddenly neither In fact some were kids short kids at that The day came when 1 suddenly realized that all the football players in the game 1 was watching were younger than 1 was They were just big kids with that milestone went the fantasy that someday maybe I too could be a football player Without ever having reached the hill 1 was over it I never thought that 1 w