2017年西北大学考博英语真题
1. All had to stay in the open space, especially at night, for the of the warning of an earthquake.
A. donation B. domination C. destination D. duration
2. He is of a musician.
A. anybody B. anyone C. somebody D. something
3. It is well known that knowledge is the condition for expansion of mind.
A. incompatible B. incredible C. indefinite D. indispensable
4. His speech was careful and , but his words seemed to make no sense.
A. distinguished B. distinctive C. distinct D. distinguishable
5. The manager gave one of the salesgirls an accusing look for her attitude toward customers.
A. impartial B. mild C. hostile D. opposing
6. It's time for us to the traditional Chinese architecture.
A. preserve B. reserve C. conserve D. deserve
7. The ship's generator broke down, and the pumps had to be operated instead of mechanically.
A. manually B. artificially C. automatically D. synthetically
8. Millions of workers were on the streets in the greatest of working class solidarity this country has ever seen.
A. presentation B. explanation C. demonstration D. communication
9. I with thanks the help of my colleagues in the preparation of this new column.
A. express B. confess C. verify D. acknowledge
10. It is of him to put everything in disorder in the room. He is so peculiar.
A. unconscious B. aware C. typical D. unkind
11. Language, culture, and personality may be considered of each other in thought, but they are inseparable in fact.
A. indistinct B. separate C. irrelevant D. independent
12. A good teacher should not confront his pupils too much information in one lesson.
A. by B. with C. from D. about
13. It is useful to be able to predict the extent which a price change will affect supply and demand.
A .from B. with C. to D. for
14. The students was just about to the question, when suddenly he found answer.
A. arrive at B. submit C. work out D. give up
15. The fire must have after the staff had gone home.
A. broken down B. broken up C. broken out D. broken off
Passage 1
One of the good thing for men in women's liberation is that men no longer have to pay women the old-fashioned courtesies.
In an article on the new manners, Ms. Holmes says that a perfectly able woman no longer has to act helplessly in public as if she were a model. For example, she doesn't need help getting in and out of cars. "Women get in and out of cars twenty times a day with babies and dogs. Surely they can get out by themselves at night just as easily.
She also says there is no reason why a man should walk on the outside of a woman on the sidewalk. “Historically, the man walked on the inside so he caught the garbage thrown out of a window. Today a man is supposed to walk on the outside. A man should walk where he wants to. So should a woman. If, out of love and respect, he actually wants to take the blows, he should walk on the inside because that's where attackers are all hiding these days.”
As far as manners are concerned, I suppose I have always been a supporter of women's liberation. Over the years, out of a sense of respect, I imagine, I have refused to trouble women with outdated courtesies.
It is usually easier to follow rules of social behavior than to depend on one's own taste. But rules may be safely broken, of course, by those of us with the gift of natural grace. For example, when a man and woman are led to their table in a restaurant and the waiter pulls out a chair, the woman is expected to sit in the chair. That is according to Ms. Ann Clark. I have always done it the other way, according to my wife.
It came up only the other night. I followed the hostess to the table, and when she pulled the chair out I sat on it, quite naturally, since it happened to be the chair I wanted to sit in. I had the best view of the boats.
"Well," my wife said, when the hostess had gone, “you did it again.”
"Did what?" I asked utterly confused.
“Took the chair.”
Actually, since I'd walked through the restaurant ahead of my wife, it would have been awkward, I should think, not to have taken the chair. I had got there first, after all.
Also, it has always been my custom to get in a car first, and let the woman get in by herself. This is a courtesy I insist on as the stronger sex, out of love and respect. In times like these, there might be attackers hidden about. It would be unsuitable to put a woman in a car and then shut the door on her, leaving her at the mercy of some bad fellow who might be hiding in the back seat.
21. It can be concluded from the passage that .
A. men should walk on the inside of a sidewalk
B. women are becoming more capable than before
C. in women's liberation men are also liberated
D. it's safe to break rules of social behavior
22. The author was “utterly confused” because he .
A. took the chair out of habit B. was trying to be polite
C. was slow in understanding D. had forgotten what he did
23. He “took the chair” for all the following reasons EXCEPT that .
A. he got to the chair first B. he happened to like the seat
C. his wife ordered him to do so D. he'd walked ahead of his wife
24. The author is about the whole question of manners and women's liberation.
A. joking B. satirical C. serious D. critical
25. Which of the following best states the main idea of the passage?
A. Manners ought to be thrown away altogether.
B. In manners one should follow his own judgment.
C. Women no longer need to be helped in public.
D. Men are not expected to be courteous to women.
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