清华大学2002年考博英语真题及答案解析

　　新东方在线为报考清华大学的考博考生整理了2002年清华大学考博英语真题及答案解析，希望考生们以此作为参考练习。

　　Part Ⅰ Listening Comprehension (20%)　　

　　Section A　　

　　Directions: You will hear a news story about the explosion on the World Trade Center in New York City. Listen to it and fill out the table with the information you've heard for questions 1—5. Some of the information has been given to you in the table. Write no more than 3 words in each numbered box. Put your answers on the ANSWER SHEET. You will hear the recording only once.

　　Information about the Explosion on the World Trade Center

　　Exact time of the explosion 1

　　The number of the people working in the Building 2

　　The location of the explosion 3

　　The number of the people walking down the stairs 4

　　The time people on the top floors took walking down the stairs 5

　　Section B

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　　Directions: You will hear a customer calling a car rental service to rent a car. For questions 6—10, complete the sentences and answer the questions while you are listening. Use no more than 3 words for each answer. Put your answers on the ANSWER SHEET. You will hear the recording twice.

　　Customer's name: 6

　　Customer's current driver's license No.: 7

　　Date for collection of vehicle: 8

　　How much a day should the customer pay? 9

　　How will the customer pay? 10

　　Section C

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　　Directions: In this section you will hear a radio program. This program is about the production of postage stamps. Listen to the recording and either choose the correct answer for each statement or complete the notes as required. Circle the letter of your choice and then mark the corresponding letter on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center. You will hear the recording, twice.

　　11. The weekly radio program is on__________.

　　A. topics suggested by listeners B. local news items

　　C. listeners' hobbies

　　12. The process of stamp production is__________.

　　A. difficult B. expensive

　　C. time consuming

　　13. In the search for suitable subjects, people are invited to__________.

　　A. research a number of topics B. give an opinion on possible topics

　　C. produce a list of topics

　　14. Topics are sent for final approval to__________.

　　A. a group of graphic artists B. The Board of Directors

　　C. a designers’ committee

　　15. Australian artists receive money__________.

　　A. only if the stamp goes into circulation B. for the design only

　　C. for the design and again if it is used

　　Questions (16～18): Complete the notes using no more than 3 words for each answer, and then put your answer on the ANSWER SHEET.

　　Stamps must represent aspects of (16)_____________________e. g. characters from literature or examples of wildlife.

　　There are no (17)_______________on Australian or British stamps.

　　A favourite topic in Britain is (18)__________________.

　　19. The speaker says that__________.

　　A. many people produce designs for stamps

　　B. few people are interested in stamp design

　　C. people will never agree about stamp design

　　20. The speaker suggests that__________.

　　A. stamps play an important role in our lives

　　B. too much attention is devoted to stamp production

　　C. stamps should reflect a nation's character

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　　Part Ⅱ Vocabulary (10%)

　　Directions: There are 20 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best one that completes the sentence and then mark the corresponding letter on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.

　　21. The day was breaking and people began to go to work so the murderer was unable to__________of the body.

　　A. dispense B. dispose

　　C. discard D. discharge

　　22. Can you imagine! He offered me 5000 to break my contract. That's__________. Of course I didn't agree. I would take legal action.

　　A. fraud B. blackmail

　　C. bribery D. compensation

　　23. Her remarks__________a complete disregard for human rights.

　　A. magnified B. maintained

　　C. manipulated D.manifested

　　24. I should be able to finish the task on time,__________you provide me with the necessary guidance.

　　A. in case B. provided that

　　C. or else D. as if

　　25. The unfortunate death of the genius poet caused__________loss to this country.

　　A. priceless B. countless

　　C. incalculable D. imaginable

　　26. Before the disastrous earthquake there was__________chaos.

　　A. massive B. ominous

　　C. suspending D. imminent

　　27. On behalf of my company, I am__________to you and your colleagues for your generous help.

　　A. subjected B. inclined

　　C. available D. obliged

　　28. The appearance of the used car is__________, it's much newer than it really is.

　　A. descriptive B. indicative

　　C. deceptive D. impressive

　　29. His office is__________to the President's; it usually takes him about three minutes to get there.

　　A. related B. adhesive

　　C. adherent D. adjacent

　　30. The none of students in the class likes the mistress, who is used to being__________of everything they do.

　　A. emotional B. optimistic

　　C. interested D. critical

　　31. I didn't know it then, but this disruptive way of reading started with the very first novel I ever picked up.

　　A. harmful B. persistent

　　C. interruptive D. characteristic

　　32. The problem is that the loss of confidence among the soldiers can be highly contagious.

　　A. spreading B. contemptible

　　C. contented D. depressing

　　33. The sales manager was so adamant about her idea that it was out of the question for any one to talk her out of it.

　　A. adaptable B. anxious

　　C. firm D. talkative

　　34. Other non-dominant males were hyperactive; they were much more active than is normal, chasing others and fighting each other.

　　A. hardly active B. relatively active

　　C. extremely inactive D. pathologically active

　　35. While he was not dumber than an ox, he was not any smarter; so most of his classmates were lenient and helped him along.

　　A. helpful B. merciful

　　C. enthusiastic D. intelligent

　　36. Before the construction of the road, it was prohibitively expensive to transport any furs or fruits across the mountains.

　　A. determinedly B. incredibly

　　B. amazingly D. forbiddingly

　　37. At dusk, Mr. Hightower would sit in his old armchair in the backyard and wistfully lose in reminiscence of his youth romances.

　　A. hopefully B. reflectively

　　C. sympathetically D. irresistibly

　　38. The prodigal son spent his money extravagantly and soon after he left home he was reduced to a beggar.

　　A. lavishly B. economically

　　C. thriftily D. extrovertly

　　39. The chimney vomited a cloud of smoke.

　　A. ignited B. immersed

　　C. emitted D. hugged

　　40. The rear section of the brain does not contract with age, and one can continue living without intellectual or emotional faculties.

　　A. advanced B. growing

　　C. front D. back