2013年北京師范大學英語考博英語真題答案及解析

1、北京師范大學北京師范大學2013年考博英語試題年考博英語試題PartI:Readingcomprehension(45%)Directions:ReadthefollowingpassagecarefullythenthebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedABCDbymarkingthecrespondingletterontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthec

2、enter.Passage1Incontrasttorockmusiciansjazzplayersprefertospendtheirtimewiththeirmusictendtomeasuresuccessbythatsinglestardasatrombonistonceputit:”Ajazzmusicianwouldratherplayagoodconcertfthreepeoplethanabadonefthreethou

3、s.”Allthesamewiththeirfellowplayersjazzmenarecollegiategregariousexchangingmusicalideasinaspiritofmutualsupptfriendlycompetitionunitinginacollabativeeffttoraisetheleveloftheirart.Eventhegreatestindividualistshavebenefite

4、dfromthetalentsofothers.InthislegendarybDukeEllingtonprovidedstarsoloistswiththeidealframewkftheirabilities.Atthesametimetheyinspiredhimwiththerichmaterialoftheirpersonalidiomsphraseswhichfoundtheirwayintohiscompositions

5、.InfactEllingtonwassoadeptatrecyclingwhatheheardthatoneofthemdismissedhimas”notacomposerbutacompiler”.Ellington?screativegiftsweregenuinevastbutfmuchofhislifehedidreceivecrucialassistancenotonlyfromtheinvolvementofhisbbu

6、tfromanactualdayindayoutcollabat.In1938hemetBillyStrayhnayoungpianistcomposerwhowasimmediatelybroughtintotheducalfold.StryhnbecameEllington?salteredegocontributingscestothebbutfunctioningevenmeimptantlyasasilentpartnerco

7、mpletingpiecesEllingtonleftunfinishedrewkingothersactingasallpurposecomp(wechat:13370142852)osersometimescreditedmeoftennot.EllingtonprovidedStrayhnwithfinancialsecurityartisticrespectthecreativemediumoftheEllingtonb.Thr

8、oughouttheirpartnershipwhichlasteduntilStrayhn?sdeathin1967—theyneverhadacontract.EllingtonsimplypaidallStrayhn?sbillsneverstipulatedhowmuchheshouldcomposetreatedhimascreativeequalfriendsdescribinghimas”myfavitehumanbein

9、g”StrayhnahomosexualbonvivantbrilliantbutselfeffacingletEllingtontakeboththeglythestrainofstardomwhileherelievedsomeoftheartisticpressurewithatalentcomparabletotheleader?sown.Thoughoccasionallytherewasdiscdoverthemattero

10、fofficialcomposercreditintheirjointwksEllingtonalwayspubliclyacknowledgedhiscolleague?scontributionsthemanyStrayhoniginalsinEllington?sbookspeakfthemselvesincludingtheb?sfamousthemegreatesthit”TaketheTrain”.Thoughttheyou

11、ngmanwasadeptatimitatingtheducalstylehisownuniquevoicefullofsubtleimpressionistcolsinfluencedagenerationoflaterjazzcomposers.1.Accdingtothearticlejazzmen________.CompetefiercelywitheachotherArenotsociablewhentheyarewitht

12、heirfellowplayersRefusetoexchangeideasaboutmusicwiththeirfellowplayersCollabatealotwiththeirfellowplayerstoimprovetheleveloftheirart2.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaboutDukeEllingtonHerefusedtocollabatewithbutafewta

13、lentedmusicians.Hehadlittlenaturaltalentbutratherusedother?sgeniusfhisownpurposes.HeenteredintoacollabativerelationshipwithBillyStrayhnthatsuitedbothmen.Heoftenutilizedmaterialfromlesserknownmusicianswithoutacknowledgeme

14、nt.3.OftheStraytonEllingtonrelationshiptheauthbelieves________.Bothmenwereultimatelydissatisfiedwiththeirwkingarrangement.StrayhnwasrespectedwellcompensatedfhiscontributionstothebStrayhnprovidedthebulkofthecreativetalent

15、whileEllingtonreceivedpublicrecognitionftheirefftWhiletheirprofessionalrelationshipwasproductivetheirpersonalitiesoftenclashedputtingastrainontheirrelationship4.Theauthfeelsjazzmusicians________.Strivefcommercialsuccesso

16、vermusicalaccomplishmentDifferfromrockmusiciansintheirabilitytoraisetheleveloftheirmusicAretraditionallysoloistswhogainlittlefromcooperativecollabationGainmuchthroughmutualcollabationalthoughoftenindividualistSomemightsa

17、ythatthisdespondencyisillfoundedbutwehadampleproofthatthereissomethingnotquiterightwiththeclimate.Manypartsofthewldhaveexperienceddevastatingflooding.Astheseasonsrevolvethefocusofthedestructionmovesfromonecontinenttoanot

18、her.Theimpactontheenvironmentisalarmingthecosttolifedepressing.Itisapicturetowhichwewillneedtobecomeaccustomed.8.Thewriterbelievesthatwater________.A.Isgraduallybecomingofgreaterimptance.B.Willhavelittleimpactonourlivesi

19、nfuture.C.Issomethingwewillneedmethananythingelse.D.Willhaveevengreaterimptanceinourlivesinthefuture.9.Humankind?srelationshipwithwaterhasbeen________.A.TwosidedB.OnesidedC.PurelyoneofgreatbenefitD.Fairlyfrightening10.Th

20、ewritersuggestthat________.A.WeareinaweofthenewswereadseeonTVeverydayB.ChangetotheenvironmentleavesusspeechlessC.WeshouldnotbeinaweofthenewswereadseeonTVeverydayD.Oursurpriseattheenvironmentalchangebroughtaboutbynatureis

21、somethingnew11.Accdingtothetextplantingtrees________.A.HastobecodinatedinternationallyB.IsmeexpensivethanbuildingseariverdefensesC.IsalessexpensiveanswertofloodingthanbuildingriverdefensesD.Isnotananswertotheproblemofflo

22、odinginallregions12.By2025itisprojectedthat________.AtleasthalfthewldpopulationwillhavefreshwaterOnethirdofthewldpopulationwillhavefreshwaterThemajityofthewldpopulationwillhavefreshwaterFreshwaterwillonlybeavailabletohal

23、fofthewldpopulation13.Accdingtothetextinthefuturelowlyingisls________.A.WillstillbehabitableB.WillnotbeunderwaterC.ArelikelytobeunderwaterD.Willprobablynotbeunderwater14.Accdingtothewriter________.A.Peopledonotneedtogetu

24、sedtoenvironmentaldamageB.PeoplewillneedtogetusedtoclimatechangesthatcauseenvironmentaldamageC.PeoplearenowmeusedtoenvironmentaldamagethantheyhavebeeninthepastD.ThegeneraldespondencyaboutenvironmentalchangesisillfoundedP

25、assage3ThelegendofPaulRevere?snightridethroughtheMassachusettscountrysidein1775isknowntomostAmericansyoungold.AsthestygoesPaulReverewasasilversmithinBostonatthetimeoftheAmericanRevolution.WhenhelearnedthattheBritisharmyp

26、lannedtoattackthetownsvillagesofdlesexCountryfarmhousevillagehalltowarnthelocalrevolutionarysoldiersoftheplannedattack.Becauseofhiswarning(accdingtolegend)thestrugglingAmericancolonieswereabletodefeattheBritishinanimptan

27、tbattle.OnereasonfthepopularityofthelegendmaybethepublicityithasreceivedthroughHenryWadswthLongfellwo?scommemativepoemPaulRevere?sRide.Longfellwowrotethepoemin1861ithassincethenbecomeoneofthemostwellknownwelllovedpoemsin

28、thecountry.ThepoemcertainlycapturesthesenseofdangerexcitementmetwithcourageingenuitywhichmanyAmericansassociatewiththeAmericanRevolution.Itiseasytounderstwhythepoemevokessuchalargeaudience.HoweverLongfellow?spoemcontains

29、anumberofhisticalerrs.AccdingtoLongfellow?spoemPaulRevereinstructedafriendtowatchthemovementoftheBritishtroopsdeterminewhethertheymarchedinltowardstheirboats.ThefriendwasthentohanglanternsinthetoweroftheOldChurchinBoston