北京大學2000年博士生入學考試試題

Part one :structure & written expression

Direction: In each question decide which of the four choices given wil most suitable complete the sentences if iinserted at the place marked .Put the letter of your choice in the ANSWER SHEET.(25%)

1.Thomas Wolfe portrayed so that you came to know their yearnings ,their impulses ,and their warts----this was effective .

[A]motivation [B]point of view [C]characterizeation [D]background

2.The appeal to the senses known as is especially common in poetry.

[A]imaginative [B]imaginable [C]ingenious [D]imagery

3.If you,ve got a complaint ,the best things is to see the person concerned and with him.

[A]tell it [B]have it out [C]say it [D]have it known

4.There have been several attempts to introduce gayer colours and styles in men,s clothing ,but none of them .

[A]has caught on [B]has caught him out [C]has caught up [D]take roots

5.The retired engineer plunked down ＄50,000 in cash for a mid-size Mercedes as a present for his wife-a purchase _____ with money made in the stock market the week before.

[A]paid off [B]paid through [C]paid out [D]paid for

6.He has courage all right , but in matters requiring judgment ,he has often been found sadly _____ .

[A]lack it [B]absent [C]in need of it [D]wanting