2011年北京大学英语考博真题及答案解析笔记

育明考研考博培训中心官网：育明考研考博培训中心官网：www.yumingedu.comwww.yumingedu.com 北京大学北京大学 2011 年考博英语年考博英语试题试题 Part Two Structure and Written Expression 11. Whether the extension of consciousness is a good thing for human beings is a question that _ _ a wide solution. A. admits of B. requires of C. needs of D. seeks of 12. In a culture like ours, long _ all things as a means of control, it is sometimes a bit o f a shock to be reminded that the medium is the message. A. accustomed to split and divided B. accustomed to splitting and dividing C accustoming to split and divided D. accustoming to splitting and dividing 13. Apple pie is _ neither good nor bad; it is the way it is used that determines its value. A. at itself B. as itself C. on itself D. in itself 14. _ us earlier, _ your request to the full. A. You have contacted we could comply with B. Had you contacted we could h ave complied with C. You had contacted could we have complied with D. Have you contacted we coul d comply with 15. The American Revolution had no medieval legal institutions to _ or to root out, apart from monarchy. A. discard B. discreet C. discord D. disgorge 16. Living constantly in the atmosphere of slaves, he became infected _ the unconscious _ their psychology. No one can shield himself _ such an influence. A. onbyat B. byforin C. frominon D. throughwithfrom 17. The effect of electric technology had at first been anxiety. Now it appears to create _. A. bore B. bored C. boredom D. bordorn 18. Jazz tends to be a casual dialogue form of dance quite _ in the repetitive and mechan ical forms of the waltz. A. lacked B. lacking C. for lack of D. lack of 19. There are too many complaints about society _ move too fast to keep up with the machine. A. that have to B. have to C. having to D. has to 20. The poor girl spent over half a year in the hospital but she is now _ for it. A. none the worse B. none the better C. never worse D. never better 21. As the silent film _ sound, so did the sound film _ color. A. cried out for cried out for B. cry out for cry out for C. had cried out for cried out for D. had cried out for cry out for 22. While his efforts were tremendous the results appeared to be very _. A. trigger B. meager C. vigor D. linger 育明考研考博培训中心官网：育明考研考博培训中心官网：www.yumingedu.comwww.yumingedu.com 23. Western man is himself being de-Westernized by his own speed-up, _ by industrial te chnology. A. as much the Africans are detribalized B. the Africans are much being detribalize d C. as much as the Africans are being detribalized D. as much the Africans are as detribalized 24. We _ admire his courage and self-confidence. A. can but B. cannot only C. cannot but D. can only but 25. In the 1930s, when millions of comic books were _ the young with fighting and killi ng, nobody seemed to notice that the violence of cars in the streets was more hysterical. A. inundating B. imitating C. immolating D. insulating 26. _ you promise you will work hard, _ support you to college. A. If onlywill I B. OnlyI will C. Only ifI D. Only ifI will 27. It is one of the ironies of Western man that he has never felt _ invention as a threat to his way of life. A. any concern with B. any concern about C. any concern in D. any concern at 28. One-room schools, with all subjects being taught to all grades at the same time, simply _ _ when better transportation permits specialized spaces and specialized teaching. A. resolved B. absolved C. dissolved D. solved 29. People are living longer and not saving enough, which means they will either have to work _ _ longer, live _ less in retirement or be bailed _ by the government. A. inforup B. foronout C. byinon D. onforout 30. The countrys deficit that year _ to a record 169.8 billion dollars. A. soared B. soured C. sored D. sourced Part Three Cloze 2009 was the worst year for the record labels in a decade. 31 was 2008, and before that 2007 and 2006. In fact, industry revenues have been 32 for the past 10 years. Digital sales are growing, but not as fast as traditional sales are falling. Maybe that's because illegal downloads are so easy. People have been 33 intellectual property for centuries, but it used to be a time-consuming way to generate markedly 34 copies. These days, high-quality copies are 35 . According to the Pew Internet project, people use file-sharing software more often than they do iTunes and other legal shops. I'd like to believe, as many of my fr（WeChat13370142852）iends seem to, that this practice won't do much