2003-2005年北京大学博士研究生入学英语考试真题解析.pdf

北京大学2003 年博士研究生入学考试试题 2003 3 考试科目：英语 考试时间： 年 月 Part One Structure and Written Expression Direction: In each question decide which of the four choices given will most suitably complete the sentence if inserted at the place marked. Put the letter of your （ ） choice in the ANSWER SHEET. 20% 1. Recognizing the shortage of time available to spend with their children, working mothers sometimes take ______ in the concept of “quality time”. A. refuge B. pride C. place D. action 2. The term “New Australians” came into vogue in the 50s and 60s, which implied that the goal of immigration was assimilation and that migrants would place their new-found Australian identity ahead of the _______ context from which they had come. A. athletic B. ethic C. aesthetic D. ethnic 3. Scholarships are too few to _______ the high-school graduates who deserve a college education. A. meet B. accommodate C. compromise D. adopt 4. The study shows that laying too much emphasis on exams is likely to _______ students’ enthusiasm in learning English. A. hold back B. hold off C. hold down D. adopt 5. The robber tried to _______the stolen goods from the house he had broken into, but was caug