2005年北大考博英语真题

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  Part Three: Reading Comprehension

  I . Directions: Each of the passages below is followed by some questions. For each question

  four answers are given. Read the passages carefully and choose the best answer to each

  question. Pat your answer on the ANSWER SHEET. (10% )

  Passage One

  Cell Phone Hegemony

  I recall how annoying it w as years ago w hen smoking everyw here w as legal in California.

  Many complained about the restrictions w hen they arrived, but I didn’t, because I seriously hated

  w atching shoppers smoking through the tomatoes and lettuce in the vegetable section of the store.

  People forget how sickening that used to be, especially w ith the butts all over the grocery

  store floor. Tossing a burning smoke on the ground, stomping it w ith your foot, and leaving it to be

  sw ept up by somebody else later w as somehow OK.

  But law s w ere passed, and you could finally shop w ithout having to buy broccoli w hile

  gagging on a nearby Winston.

  Grocery stores are now filled w ith drips talk ing on cell phones about their sisters. I believe

  these obnoxious chatterers are all rebellious smokers getting back at us. This is w orse than

  smoking! How did these phones come to dominate our lives like this, and does anyone even try to

  Resist?

  Cell phones now rule the w orld’s collectiv e unconscious in untold w ays. What as tonishes me

  about all th is is the sociology that has crept up on us. Why do w e have this incessant need to chat

  on cell phones all day long? Test out this thesis. Make a note of a friend w ho calls you from both a


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