河北大学考博英语真题试题试卷2012

河北大学2012年博士研究生入学考试英语试题（基础部分）注意事项：所有答案必须答在答题纸上，答在本试题纸上无效。IVocabulary(10points)DIRECTIONS:Fromthefourchoicesbeneatheachsentence,choosethewordorphrasethatbestcompletesthesentence.1.Thevacuumcleanerisavaluablelabor-saving______.A.deviceB.engineC.pieceD.instrument2.Theflightwaspostponedbecauseoftechnicalproblemsandwasfinallycanceledlastweekwhena______wasdiscovered.A.delayB.defectC.damageD.defeat3.Whenshewascrossingtheroad,shewasknockeddownbyamotor-carandlay______bytheroadside.A.asleepB.thoughtlessCunconsciousD.unaware4.Thenovelshehaswrittenhaveshownhis______abilityasanauthor.A.literalB.literallyC.literatureD.literary5.Thereaderisurgedtobealeader,ratherthanafollower;torelyonhisownpower,ratherthanto______.A.informB.conformC.deformD.reform6.Hewouldmuch______itifyoucoulddohimthefavor.A.awardB.applyC.appreciateD.anticipate7.Ifour______iscorrect,thenthespace-craftshouldreachthemoononMonday.A.calculationB.compositionC.communicationD.vision8.SanFrancisco'sChinesecommunity,comprising67,000______,isthelargestconcentrationofChineseoutsideofAsia.A.visitorsB.workersC.adultsD.inhabitants9.Wedidn'tcatchthetrainon______ofthetrafficcongestion.A.basisB.chargeC.accountD.behalf10.Thoughhehassufferedfromcancerforsomanyyears,itissostrangethathehas______tothepresentday.A.deprivedB.survivedC.derivedD.revivedIIGrammar(10points)DIRECTIONS:Inthispart,therearefourchoicesbeneatheachsentence.Choosethewordorphrasethatbestcompletesthesentence.11)Greatlyagitated,Irushedtotheapartmentandtriedthedoor,_____tofinditlockedfrominside.A.justB.onlyChenceD.thus12)Thattrumpetplayerwascertaintynoisy,butIwasn'tbotheredbyhisloudness____byhislackoftalent.A.somuchasB.ratherthanC.aslongasD.otherthan13)Churchasweusethewordreferstoallreligiousinstitution,_____theyChristian,Islamic,Buddhist,Jewish,andsoon.A.beB.beingC.wereD.are14)Thegovernmenthaspromisedtodo_______liesinitspowertoeasethehardshipsofthevictimsintheflood-strickenareaA.howeverB.whicheverC.whateverD.wherever15)Ifnot______withtherespecthefeelsduetohim,Jackusuallygetsveryill-temperedandgrumblesallthetime.A.beingtreatedB.havingbeentreatedCtreatedD.betreated16)Goodnewswasreleasedprematurely,withtheBritishrecaptureoftheport________halfadaybeforethedefendersactuallysurrendered.A.toannounceB.announcedC.announcingD.wasannounced17)Accordingtoonebelief,iftruthistobeknownitwillmakeitselfapparent,soone______waitinsteadofsearchingforit.A.wouldratherB.hadtoC.cannotbutD.hadbest18)TherewasnosignthatMr.Jospin,whokeepsafirmcontrolonthepartydespite_____fromleadershipofit,wouldintervenepersonalty.A.beingresignedB.havingresignedCgoingtoresignD.resign19)TheindividualTVviewerinvariablysensesthatheorsheis______ananonymous,statisticallyinsignificantpartofahugeanddiverseaudience.A.everythingexceptB.anythingbutC.nolessthanD.nothingmorethan20)Onedifficultyintranslationliesinobtainingaconceptmatch,and_______thisismeantthataconceptinonelanguageislostorchangedinmeaningintranslation.A.byB.inC.forD.with三、完形填空（每小题1分，共10分）从A,B,C,D四个选项中选出最合适的一项并将答案写在答题纸上，写在试卷上不得分。“IwouldneverhavebeenabletofinishthosetwomilesifI__21__you.Iwouldhave__22__onthefirstlap.Whathappenedtoyourfoot?Wewerecheeringforyou.Didyouhearus?”Icouldn’tbelieveit.Acomplete__23__hadbeencheeringforme——notbecauseshewantedmetowin,__24__becauseshewantedmetokeepgoingandnotgiveup.SuddenlyI__25__hope.Idecidedtostickwithtrack(竞赛)nextyear.Onegirlsavedmydream.ThatdayIlearnedtwothings:First,alittlekindnessandconfidence__26__peoplecanmakeagreat__27__tothem.And,second,strengthandcouragearen'tmeasuredinmedalsandvictories.Theyaremeasuredinthestruggleswe__28__.Thestrongestpeoplearenotalwaysthepeoplewhowin,butthepeoplewhodon’tgiveupwhenthey__29__Idreamonlythatsomeday—perhapsasasenior—Iwillbeabletowinaracewithacheerasbigas__30__IgotwhenIlostthatraceasafreshman.21.A.amB.wasC.wereD.be22.A.quittedB.knockedC.quarreledD.dropped23.A.friendB.strangerC.audienceD.relative24.A.butB.asC.notD.and25.A.regainedB.receivedC.realizedD.relieved26.A.inB.onC.toD.for27.A.strangeB.differenceC.changeD.variety28.A.achieveB.accomplishC.overcomeD.emphasize29.A.loseB.winC.arriveD.drop30.A.theoneB.theonesC.thatD.ThosePartIVReadingComprehension(20points)Directions:Thereare4readingpassagesinthispartEachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachof(hemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA)tB)tC)andD)‘Youshoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmark(hecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.PassageOneQuestions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Normallyastudentmustattendacertainnumberofcoursesinordertograduate,andeachcoursewhichheattendsgiveshimacreditwhichhemaycounttowardsadegree.InmanyAmericanuniversitiesthetotalworkforadegreeconsistsofthirty-sixcourseseachlastingforonesemester.Atypicalcourseconsistsofthreeclassesperweekforfifteenweeks;whileattendingauniversityastudentwillprobablyattendfourorfivecoursesduringeachsemester.Normallyastudentwouldexpecttotakefouryearsattendingtwosemesterseachyear.Itispossibletospreadtheperiodofworkforthedegreeoveralongerperiod.Itisalsopossibleforastudenttomovebetweenoneu