北京大学2009年考博英语真题

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全国院校考博英语历年真题汇总

　　One story (55) that, during the winter of 1708—1709，Fahrenheit took a measurement

　　of 0 degrees as the coldest temperature outdoors—which would now read as minus 17.8°C. Five

　　years (56) he used mercury instead of alcohol for his (57) ，and made a top reference

　　point by measuring his own body temperature as 90 degrees. Soon afterwards he became a glassblower, (58)______allowed him to make thinly blown glass tubes that could be marked up with more points on the scale and so (59)______accuracy.

　　Eventually he took the (60) point of his temperature scale from a reading made in ice,

　　water and salt, and a top point made from the boiling point of water. The scale was recalibrated

　　using 180 degrees between these (61) points and Fahrenheit was able to make much more

　　accurate and more (62) measurements of temperature.

　　But in 1742 a rival challenged the Fahrenheit scale and (63) superseded it. Anders

　　Celsius, in Sweden, invented a scale of 100 degrees between the freezing and boiling points of

　　water and gradually (64) over many countries. However, the British (65) wedded to

　　Fahrenheit until well into the 20th century.

　　51. A. thousand B. hundred C. decades of D. hundreds of

　　52. A. initial B. final C. first D. last

　　53. A. alcohol B • mercury C. sand D. salt

　　54. A. scale B. measurement C. points D. degrees

　　55. A. says B. rumors C. concludes D. goes

　　56. A. ago B. before C. after D. later

　　57. A. thermometers B. measurements C. points D. degrees

　　58. A. thereby B. which C. that D. what

　　59. A. enlarge B. add up C. increase D. promote

　　60. A. eldest B. lowest C. coolest D. deepest

　　61. A. three B. four C. two D. dual

　　62. A. continuous B • continuant C. coherent D. consistent

　　63. A. eventually B. accidentally C. surprisingly D. fortunately

　　64. A. took B. turned C. brought D. won

　　65. A. kept B. remained C. maintained D. sustained

　　Part Six Writing (15%)

　　Directions: Read the following paragraph and then write a response paper of about 250 to 300 words. Write it neatly on ANSWER SHEET (2).

　　The total number of national holidays in China is stipulated by law. Yet people still argue about whether there should be “long holidays” or “short holidays” i.e. greater number of holidays concentrated around a great festival, or holidays scattered over a number of festivals. Which do you subscribe to, and why?

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