2006北航考博英语试题及答案

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2006年北京航空航天大学考博英语试题及答案

PartIListeningComprehension(略)

PartIIReadingComprehension

Directions:Therearefourpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthem,thereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Readthepassagescarefullyanddecideonthebestchoice.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheANWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

Passage1

Somepsychologistsmaintainthatmentalactssuchasthinkingarenotperformedinthebrainalone,butthatone'smusclesalsoparticipate.Itmaybesaidthatwethinkwithourmusclesinsomewhatthesamewaythatwelistentomusicwithourbodies.

Yousurelyarenotsurprisedtobetoldthatyouusuallylistentomusicnotonlywithyourearsbutwithyourwholebody.Fewpeoplecanlistentomusicthatismoreorlessfamiliarwithoutmovingtheirbodyor,morespecifically,somepartoftheirbody.Oftenwhenonelistenstoasymphonicconcertontheradio,heistemptedindirecttheorchestraeventhoughheknowsthereisacompetentconductoronthejob.

Strangeasthisbehaviormaybe,thereisaverygoodreasonforit.Onecannotderiveallpossibleenjoymentfrommusicunlessheparticipates,sotospeak,initsperformance.Thelistener"feels"himselfintothemusicwithmoreorlesspronouncedmotionsofhisbody.

Themusclesofthebodyactuallyparticipateinthementalprocessofthinkinginthesameway,butthisparticipationislessobviousbecauseitislesspronounced.

21.Somepsychologistsmaintainthatthinkingis______.

A.notamentalprocess

B.moreofaphysicalprocessthanamentalaction

C.aprocessthatinvolvesyourentirebody

D.aprocessthatinvolvesthemusclesaswellasthebrain

22.Fewpeopleareabletolistentofamiliarmusicwithout______.

A.movingsomepartoftheirbody

B.stoppingwhattheyaredoingtolisten

C.directingtheorchestraplayingit

D.wishingthattheycouldconductmusicproperly

23.Bodymovementsarenecessaryinorderforthelistenerto______.

A.hearthemusic

B.appreciatethemusic

C.enjoythemusicfully

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24.Accordingtotheselection,muscleparticipationintheprocessofthinkingis______.

A.deliberateB.obviousC.notreadilyapparentD.verypronounced

25.Thebesttitleforthisselectionis______.

A.AnEarforMusic

B.MusicAppreciation

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C.HowMusclesParticipateinMentalActs

D.APsychologicalDefinitionoftheThinkingProcess

Passage2

Lazinessisasin----everybodyknowsthat.Wehaveprobablyallhadlecturespointingoutthatlazinessisimmoral,thatitiswasteful,andthatlazypeoplewillneveramounttoanythinginlife.Butlazinesscanbemoreharmfulthanthat,anditisoftencausedbymoreharmfulthanthat,anditisoftencausedbymorecomplexreasonsthansimplewishtoavoidwork.Somepeoplewhoappeartobelazyaresufferingfrommuchmoreseriousproblems.Theymaybesodistrustfuloftheirfellowworkersthattheyareunabletojoininanygrouptaskforfearofridiculeorfearofhavingtheirideasstolen.Thesepeoplewhoseemlazymaybeparalyzedbyafearoffailurethatpreventsfruitfulwork.Orothersortsoffantasiesmaypreventwork;somepeoplearesobusyplanning,sometimespanninggreatdealsorfantasticachievementsthattheyareunabletodealwithwhatever"lesser"workisonhand.Stillotherpeoplearenotavoidingwork;strictlyspeaking,theyaremerelyprocrastinating-reschedulingtheirday.

Lazinesscanactuallybehelpful.Likeprocrastinators,somepeoplemaylooklazywhentheyarereallythinking,planning,contemplating,researching.Weshouldallrememberthatsomegreatscientificdiscoveriesoccurredbychanceorwhilesomeonewas"goofingoff".Newtonwasn'tworkingintheorchardwhentheapplehithimandhedevisedthetheoryofgravity.Allofuswouldliketohavesomeone"lazy"tobuildthecartostovewebuy,particularlyifthat"laziness"werecausebytheworker'stakingtimetocheckeachsteporhisworkandtodohisjobright.Andsometimes,being"lazy"-----thatis,takingtimeoffforarestisgoodfortheoverworkedstudentorexecutive.Takingarestcanbeparticularlyhelpfultotheathletewhoistryingtoohardorthedoctorwho'ssimplyworkinghimselfovertimetoomanyeveningsattheclinic.Sobecarefulwhenyou'retemptedtocallsomeonelazy.Thatpersonmaybethinking,resting,orplanninghisorhernextbook.

26.Themainideaofthispassageisthat______.

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B.thereareadvantagesanddisadvantagesinbeinglazy

http://www.77cn.com.cnzinessisthesignofdeep-seatedemotionalproblems

http://www.77cn.com.cnzypeopledomorecarefulwork

27.Thepassagestatesthat______.

http://www.77cn.com.cnzinessisadisease

B.somepeopleappearlazybecausetheyareinsecure

http://www.77cn.com.cnzinessismorebeneficialthanharmful

D.agooddefinitionoflazinessisemotionalillness

28.Whichofthefollowingconclusiondoesthepassagesupport?______

A.Thewordlazinessissometimesappliedincorrectly.

B.Mostofthetimelazinessisavirtue.

C.Mostassemblylineworkersarelazy.

D.Mostinsecurepeoplearelazy.

29.Thefinalparagraphis______.

a.gloomyB.humorousC.seriousD.ironical

30."Goofingoff"asusedinparagraph2probablymeans______.

A.wastingtimeB.sleepingC.workingD.chattingwithfriends

Passage3

Theideaofhumanoidrobotsisnotnew.TheyhavebeenpartoftheimaginativelandscapeeversinceKarlCapek,aCzechwriter,firstdreamedthemupforhis1921play"Rossum'sUniversalRobots".(Theword

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"robot"comesfromtheCzeehwordfordrudgery,robota.)Sincethen,Hollywoodhasproducedcountlessvariationsonthetheme,fromthesultryFalseMariainFritzLang'ssilentmasterpiece"metropolis"tothewitheringC-3POin"StarWars"andtheruthlessassassinof"Terminator".Humanoidrobotshavewalkedintoourcollectivesubconscious,coloringourviewsofthefuture.

ButnowJapan'sindustrialgiantsarespendingbillionsofyentomakesuchrobotsareality.Theirnewhumanoidsrepresentimpressivefeatsofengineering:whenHondaintroducedAsimo,afour-footrobotthathadbeenindevelopmentforsome15years,itwa …… 此处隐藏：14824字，全部文档内容请下载后查看。喜欢就下载吧 ……